Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Brazil or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 6,706 against 5,569 in Brazil as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?

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.

Brazil vs Rwanda: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Brazil

5,569

in 2019

Rwanda

6,706

in 2019

Brazil rank

48th

Rwanda rank

46th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Brazil
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 6,706 against 5,569 in Brazil, a difference of 1,137.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	-583.89	583.89	Brazil
1970s	883.4	0	883.4	Brazil
1980s	4,958	28.9	4,930	Brazil
1990s	24,384	278.8	24,105	Brazil
2000s	-7,409	1,205	8,614	Rwanda
2010s	-5.12 million	34,119	5.15 million	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Brazil or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 6,706 against 5,569 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Brazil and Rwanda?: 1,137, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Rwanda?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Rwanda rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Brazil ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 167 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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About this data

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.