Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Vegetable Oils — Food aid received was 653 t in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
653 t
Change on year
down 93.6%
Rank
13th
of 24 groups
All-time high
504,128 t
in 1988
All-time low
653 t
in 2016
Years of data
29
1988–2016

Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Southern Asia, 1988–2016

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1988200220161988: 504.1k t1989: 210.4k t1990: 184.8k t1991: 49.3k t1992: 130.5k t1993: 154.4k t1994: 59.3k t1995: 45.1k t1996: 55.4k t1997: 46.6k t1998: 33.6k t1999: 46.3k t2000: 33.4k t2001: 125.3k t2002: 186.0k t2003: 69.8k t2004: 70.6k t2005: 92.5k t2006: 83.4k t2007: 63.8k t2008: 51.4k t2009: 72.7k t2010: 104.0k t2011: 91.7k t2012: 43.0k t2013: 21.7k t2014: 21.6k t2015: 10.2k t2016: 653 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 653 t for vegetable oils — food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.6% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vegetable oils — food aid received in Southern Asia peaked at 504,128 t in 1988 and was at its lowest, 653 t, in 2016.

Southern Asia ranks 13th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Vegetable Oils — Food aid received in Southern Asia, 1988 to 2016.
Year t Change
1988 504,128 t
1989 210,368 t -58.3%
1990 184,795 t -12.2%
1991 49,336 t -73.3%
1992 130,478 t +164.5%
1993 154,444 t +18.4%
1994 59,299 t -61.6%
1995 45,147 t -23.9%
1996 55,405 t +22.7%
1997 46,630 t -15.8%
1998 33,602 t -27.9%
1999 46,293 t +37.8%
2000 33,389 t -27.9%
2001 125,268 t +275.2%
2002 186,032 t +48.5%
2003 69,813 t -62.5%
2004 70,553 t +1.1%
2005 92,465 t +31.1%
2006 83,411 t -9.8%
2007 63,848 t -23.5%
2008 51,386 t -19.5%
2009 72,702 t +41.5%
2010 104,048 t +43.1%
2011 91,748 t -11.8%
2012 42,984 t -53.1%
2013 21,700 t -49.5%
2014 21,561 t -0.6%
2015 10,172 t -52.8%
2016 653 t -93.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 357,248 t 210,368 t 504,128 t 2
1990s 80,543 t 33,602 t 184,795 t 10
2000s 84,887 t 33,389 t 186,032 t 10
2010s 41,838 t 653 t 104,048 t 7

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 10 Nicaragua 4,180 t compare
  2. 11 South Sudan 3,844 t compare
  3. 12 Peru 3,361 t compare
  4. 13 Guinea 3,049 t compare
  5. 14 Mali 2,420 t compare
  6. 15 Myanmar 2,356 t compare
  7. 16 Ethiopia 1,826 t compare

See the full ranking of 132 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vegetable oils — food aid received in Southern Asia?
Vegetable oils — food aid received in Southern Asia was 653 t in 2016, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 504,128 t in 1988.
What is the lowest vegetable oils — food aid received recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 653 t in 2016.
How does Southern Asia rank for vegetable oils — food aid received?
Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2016.
Is vegetable oils — food aid received rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Vegetable Oils — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Vegetable Oils — Food aid received
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
132 places, 2,756 data points, 1988–2016
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