Guinea vs Madagascar: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Guinea
1,723
in 2019
Madagascar
1,067
in 2019
Guinea rank
126th
Madagascar rank
129th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Guinea
  • Madagascar
-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k010.0k20.0k196119902019

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 1,723 against 1,067 in Madagascar, a difference of 656.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 126th and Madagascar ranks 129th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s -619 -2,384 1,765 Guinea
1970s 5,410 -2,378 7,788 Guinea
1980s 710 -5,375 6,085 Guinea
1990s 1,768 -6,874 8,641 Guinea
2000s 1,253 3,282 2,028 Madagascar
2010s 1,205 6,416 5,210 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Guinea or Madagascar?
Guinea, at 1,723 against 1,067 in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Guinea and Madagascar?
656, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Guinea ranks 126th and Madagascar ranks 129th 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

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.