Philippines vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Philippines
458,442
in 2019
South Africa
588,393
in 2019
Philippines rank
45th
South Africa rank
43rd

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Philippines
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 588,393 against 458,442 in Philippines, a difference of 129,951.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Philippines ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 8,011 67,043 59,032 South Africa
1970s 91,312 24,201 67,111 Philippines
1980s 207,036 456,126 249,090 South Africa
1990s 186,028 640,463 454,434 South Africa
2000s 167,556 499,072 331,517 South Africa
2010s 426,969 559,890 132,921 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Philippines or South Africa?
South Africa, at 588,393 against 458,442 in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Philippines and South Africa?
129,951, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Philippines ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 43rd 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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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.