Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 2.58 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 2.58 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 486.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 15.39 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -7.19 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th of 30 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1964 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 1965 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -530.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5382 % change on previous year | -112.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2416 % change on previous year | -144.9% |
| 1968 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +2037.1% |
| 1969 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 1970 | 3.34 % change on previous year | +221.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4148 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 1972 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +564.7% |
| 1973 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -311.3% |
| 1974 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1975 | -3.68 % change on previous year | -265.8% |
| 1976 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -197.8% |
| 1977 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1978 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 1979 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7133 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 1981 | 0.797 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 1.28 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
| 1983 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +236.9% |
| 1984 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -158.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9631 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1986 | -0.3062 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 1987 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -2378.5% |
| 1988 | -6.47 % change on previous year | -192.7% |
| 1989 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -208.4% |
| 1990 | 4.47 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1991 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1992 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -249.8% |
| 1993 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -215.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4738 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 1995 | -5.18 % change on previous year | -1193.0% |
| 1996 | 15.39 % change on previous year | -397.2% |
| 1997 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 1998 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -181.8% |
| 1999 | -3.28 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4551 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 2001 | -4.55 % change on previous year | -1100.0% |
| 2002 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -22.3% |
| 2003 | 10.3 % change on previous year | -391.3% |
| 2004 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2005 | 4.46 % change on previous year | -499.3% |
| 2006 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -76.7% |
| 2007 | -2.26 % change on previous year | -317.9% |
| 2008 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -813.6% |
| 2010 | -3.69 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6136 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3994 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3699 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +676.7% |
| 2015 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -144.2% |
| 2016 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +183.9% |
| 2017 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2018 | -4.69 % change on previous year | -445.8% |
| 2019 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 2020 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +315.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2641 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 2022 | -4.98 % change on previous year | +1786.8% |
| 2023 | -0.6674 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2024 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -486.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +2378.5% | -0.3062 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +2037.1% | 0.2416 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -1786.8% | -0.2641 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -1.04 % change on previous year | 5.16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4409 % change on previous year | -5.82 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 % change on previous year | -6.47 % change on previous year | 7.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.45 % change on previous year | -7.19 % change on previous year | 15.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 % change on previous year | -4.55 % change on previous year | 10.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6449 % change on previous year | -4.69 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3246 % change on previous year | -4.98 % change on previous year | 4.96 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 6 Palestine 50.31 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Botswana 44.28 % change on previous year compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 44.17 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Jordan 28.96 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Oman 24.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Australia 24.3 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 24.26 % change on previous year compare
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All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 2.58 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.39 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.19 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 9th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.