Bangladesh vs Brazil: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Bangladesh
1.29 million
in 2019
Brazil
1.46 million
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
29th
Brazil rank
27th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.46 million against 1.29 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 169,050.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Brazil ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 29th and Brazil ranks 27th of 178 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
2000s 289,994 982,466 692,472 Brazil
2010s 810,282 -4.06 million 4.87 million Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Brazil, at 1.46 million against 1.29 million in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Bangladesh and Brazil?
169,050, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Bangladesh ranks 29th and Brazil ranks 27th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 7,874 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.