Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Benin or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 421,867 against 338,879 in Benin as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Benin and Burkina Faso?

82,988, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 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 - Rice, broken. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Benin

338,879

in 2019

Burkina Faso

421,867

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Burkina Faso rank

5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 421,867 against 338,879 in Benin, a difference of 82,988.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Burkina Faso ranks 5th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-251.89	0	251.89	Burkina Faso
1970s	-1,136	1,595	2,732	Burkina Faso
1980s	1,054	59,420	58,366	Burkina Faso
1990s	7,754	49,695	41,942	Burkina Faso
2000s	6,690	45,612	38,922	Burkina Faso
2010s	512,729	227,328	285,400	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 421,867 against 338,879 in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 82,988, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Benin ranks 6th and Burkina Faso ranks 5th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. 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 - Rice, broken
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 24 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.