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

China, at 506,720 against 421,867 in Burkina Faso as of 2019.

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

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.

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

Burkina Faso

421,867

in 2019

China

506,720

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

5th

China rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Burkina Faso
China

How they compare

China currently reports 506,720 against 421,867 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 84,853.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	39,238	39,238	China
1970s	1,595	50,724	49,129	China
1980s	59,420	42,988	16,432	Burkina Faso
1990s	49,695	21,770	27,926	Burkina Faso
2000s	45,612	9,967	35,645	Burkina Faso
2010s	227,328	487,233	259,905	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Burkina Faso or China?: China, at 506,720 against 421,867 in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Burkina Faso and China?: 84,853, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and China?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and China rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Burkina Faso ranks 5th and China ranks 3rd 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.