Egypt vs Vietnam: Net food imports by crop - Maize
Egypt
8.08 million
in 2019
Vietnam
11.35 million
in 2019
Egypt rank
7th
Vietnam rank
4th
Net food imports by crop - Maize over time
- Egypt
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 11.35 million against 8.08 million in Egypt, a difference of 3.27 million.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Vietnam ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,341 | 49,181 | 133,160 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 334,629 | 90,563 | 244,066 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 1.52 million | -45,686 | 1.56 million | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.44 million | -28,912 | 2.47 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.42 million | 422,769 | 4.00 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 5.62 million | 1.59 million | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Egypt or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 11.35 million against 8.08 million in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Egypt and Vietnam?
- 3.27 million, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Vietnam?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Vietnam rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Vietnam ranks 4th 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
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.