Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Congo, Dem. Rep. or Ethiopia?

Congo, Dem. Rep., at 26,720 against 25,332 in Ethiopia as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Congo, Dem. Rep. and Ethiopia?

1,388, with Congo, Dem. Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Dem. Rep. and Ethiopia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

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.

Congo, Dem. Rep. vs Ethiopia: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Congo, Dem. Rep.

26,720

in 2019

Ethiopia

25,332

in 2019

Congo, Dem. Rep. rank

98th

Ethiopia rank

99th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Congo, Dem. Rep.
Ethiopia

How they compare

Congo, Dem. Rep. currently reports 26,720 against 25,332 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1,388.

That makes Congo, Dem. Rep.'s figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 98th and Ethiopia ranks 99th of 177 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Dem. Rep.	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10,960	32,480	21,520	Ethiopia
2000s	8,156	28,037	19,881	Ethiopia
2010s	7,975	18,619	10,644	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Congo, Dem. Rep. or Ethiopia?: Congo, Dem. Rep., at 26,720 against 25,332 in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Congo, Dem. Rep. and Ethiopia?: 1,388, with Congo, Dem. Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Dem. Rep. and Ethiopia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Congo, Dem. Rep. and Ethiopia rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 98th and Ethiopia ranks 99th 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.

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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: 10 August 2026

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.