Guinea-Bissau vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate

Guinea-Bissau
-100 % change on previous year
in 2014
South Africa
-98.54 % change on previous year
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
165th
South Africa rank
164th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Africa
-2500250500750196219902018

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -98.54 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.46 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 164th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 11.11 % change on previous year -99.78 % change on previous year 110.89 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1970s 152.04 % change on previous year 58.97 % change on previous year 93.08 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
1980s -18.54 % change on previous year -16.31 % change on previous year 2.22 % change on previous year South Africa
1990s -27.78 % change on previous year -63.93 % change on previous year 36.15 % change on previous year Guinea-Bissau
2000s -4.36 % change on previous year 69.21 % change on previous year 73.58 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s -49.96 % change on previous year 121.89 % change on previous year 171.85 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate, Guinea-Bissau or South Africa?
South Africa, at -98.54 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Guinea-Bissau as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
1.46 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2014.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 164th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,622 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.