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

Burkina Faso, at 421,867 against 283,560 in Ethiopia as of 2019.

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

138,307, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 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 Ethiopia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Burkina Faso

421,867

in 2019

Ethiopia

283,560

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

5th

Ethiopia rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Burkina Faso
Ethiopia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 421,867 against 283,560 in Ethiopia, a difference of 138,307.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 168 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	36,264	1,839	34,424	Burkina Faso
2000s	45,612	2,752	42,860	Burkina Faso
2010s	227,328	92,243	135,085	Burkina Faso

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 Ethiopia?: Burkina Faso, at 421,867 against 283,560 in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 138,307, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Burkina Faso ranks 5th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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.