Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas
Americas: Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity was 17,623 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas stood at 17,623 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas peaked at 82,332 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,670 t, in 1977.
Americas ranks 7th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,320 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,513 t | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 11,188 t | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 9,557 t | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 7,602 t | -20.5% |
| 1966 | 6,822 t | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 7,121 t | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 8,469 t | +18.9% |
| 1969 | 7,231 t | -14.6% |
| 1970 | 6,995 t | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 5,673 t | -18.9% |
| 1972 | 6,524 t | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 6,868 t | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 7,416 t | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 5,018 t | -32.3% |
| 1976 | 3,945 t | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 2,670 t | -32.3% |
| 1978 | 3,176 t | +19.0% |
| 1979 | 4,193 t | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 3,614 t | -13.8% |
| 1981 | 3,016 t | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 5,594 t | +85.5% |
| 1983 | 7,869 t | +40.7% |
| 1984 | 8,944 t | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 7,376 t | -17.5% |
| 1986 | 8,553 t | +16.0% |
| 1987 | 10,675 t | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 10,871 t | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 25,189 t | +131.7% |
| 1990 | 13,495 t | -46.4% |
| 1991 | 14,355 t | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 16,010 t | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 12,218 t | -23.7% |
| 1994 | 11,604 t | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 14,910 t | +28.5% |
| 1996 | 7,773 t | -47.9% |
| 1997 | 8,124 t | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 82,332 t | +913.4% |
| 1999 | 80,595 t | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 59,409 t | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 52,904 t | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 39,089 t | -26.1% |
| 2003 | 37,968 t | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 37,652 t | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 41,127 t | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 36,599 t | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 39,214 t | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 34,660 t | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 35,481 t | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 22,889 t | -35.5% |
| 2011 | 19,559 t | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 16,069 t | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 17,623 t | +9.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +913.4% | 8,124 t | 82,332 t |
| 1989 | +131.7% | 10,871 t | 25,189 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,758 t | 6,822 t | 11,188 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,248 t | 2,670 t | 7,416 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,170 t | 3,016 t | 25,189 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,142 t | 7,773 t | 82,332 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,410 t | 34,660 t | 59,409 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,035 t | 16,069 t | 22,889 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 4 France 18,064 t compare
- 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 13,508 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 7 t compare
- 6 Spain 10,115 t compare
- 6 Melanesia 6 t compare
- 7 Lithuania 9,834 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3 t compare
- 8 Czechia 9,467 t compare
- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 9 USSR 8,400 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 7,720 t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 10 Polynesia 0 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Americas
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.7578 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas?
- Soft-fibres, other — import quantity in Americas was 17,623 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 82,332 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest soft-fibres, other — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,670 t in 1977.
- How does Americas rank for soft-fibres, other — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 7th out of 28 groups with data for 2013.
- Is soft-fibres, other — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Soft-Fibres, Other — Import Quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.