Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?

Benin, at 338,879 against 269,001 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?

27 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Côte d'Ivoire: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Benin

338,879

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire

269,001

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Côte d'Ivoire rank

8th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Benin
Côte d'Ivoire

How they compare

Benin currently reports 338,879 against 269,001 in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 69,878.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Côte d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,606	36,520	29,913	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	6,690	153,546	146,856	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	512,729	257,967	254,762	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 Côte d'Ivoire?: Benin, at 338,879 against 269,001 in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?: 69,878, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Benin ranks 6th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 8th 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: 10 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.