Lesotho vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate

Lesotho
-11.85 % change on previous year
in 2019
Sri Lanka
-13.17 % change on previous year
in 2019
Lesotho rank
121st
Sri Lanka rank
123rd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Sri Lanka
-2000200400600196219902019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -11.85 % change on previous year against -13.17 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.32 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Lesotho ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 123rd of 173 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s -100 % change on previous year 7.87 % change on previous year 107.87 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1970s -100 % change on previous year -88.64 % change on previous year 11.36 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1980s 27.14 % change on previous year 17.67 % change on previous year 9.47 % change on previous year Lesotho
1990s 54.09 % change on previous year 12.17 % change on previous year 41.92 % change on previous year Lesotho
2010s -8.37 % change on previous year 43.69 % change on previous year 52.06 % change on previous year Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Sri Lanka?
Lesotho, at -11.85 % change on previous year against -13.17 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
1.32 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sri Lanka?
19 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
Lesotho ranks 121st and Sri Lanka ranks 123rd 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
Last refreshed

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.