Kenya vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP

Kenya
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2019
South Africa
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Kenya rank
73rd
South Africa rank
76th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
0000196119902019

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 76th of 175 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per unit of gdp, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per unit of gdp between Kenya and South Africa?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 73rd and South Africa ranks 76th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, per unit of GDP. 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, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 7,018 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.