Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Net food imports by crop - Maize
Net food imports by crop - Maize over time
- Cape Verde
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 29,644 against 26,720 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2,924.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 97th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,859 | 47,970 | 39,111 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 33,871 | 144,940 | 111,069 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 38,444 | 120,273 | 81,829 | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 40,544 | 35,682 | 4,862 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 25,573 | 8,156 | 17,417 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 22,768 | 1,537 | 21,231 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Cape Verde or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Cape Verde, at 29,644 against 26,720 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2017.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 2,924, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 98th of 177 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.