Kenya vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Kenya
203,540
in 2019
New Zealand
245,573
in 2019
Kenya rank
62nd
New Zealand rank
59th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 245,573 against 203,540 in Kenya, a difference of 42,033.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 59th of 178 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 41,960 177.78 41,783 Kenya
1970s 3,895 -22,316 26,211 Kenya
1980s 102,146 -111,780 213,926 Kenya
1990s 273,559 -7,257 280,816 Kenya
2000s 317,628 4,454 313,174 Kenya
2010s 355,430 78,279 277,151 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Kenya or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 245,573 against 203,540 in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Kenya and New Zealand?
42,033, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kenya and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Kenya ranks 62nd and New Zealand ranks 59th 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.