Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Canada
Canada: Potatoes — Import dependency ratio was -0.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — import dependency ratio in Canada is -0.08, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — import dependency ratio in Canada peaked at -0.01 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -0.08, in 2017.
Canada ranks 112th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.05 | — |
| 2011 | -0.07 | +40.0% |
| 2012 | -0.02 | -71.4% |
| 2013 | -0.01 | -50.0% |
| 2014 | -0.06 | +500.0% |
| 2015 | -0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | -0.07 | +40.0% |
| 2017 | -0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | -0.07 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | -0.04 | -42.9% |
| 2020 | -0.07 | +75.0% |
| 2021 | -0.04 | -42.9% |
| 2022 | -0.08 | +100.0% |
| 2023 | -0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2024 | -0.08 | +33.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -0.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -500.0% | -0.01 | -0.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.052 | -0.08 | -0.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.066 | -0.08 | -0.04 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — import dependency ratio in Canada?
- Potatoes — import dependency ratio in Canada was -0.08 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — import dependency ratio recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was -0.01 in 2013.
- What is the lowest potatoes — import dependency ratio recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.08 in 2017.
- How does Canada rank for potatoes — import dependency ratio?
- Canada ranks 112th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — import dependency ratio rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Import dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK