Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Cameroon or Philippines?

Philippines, at 51,810 against 47,455 in Cameroon as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?

21 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.

Cameroon vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Cameroon

47,455

in 2019

Philippines

51,810

in 2019

Cameroon rank

18th

Philippines rank

16th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Cameroon
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 51,810 against 47,455 in Cameroon, a difference of 4,355.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 16th of 167 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,796	-130	1,926	Cameroon
2000s	2,958	5,322	2,364	Philippines
2010s	19,149	11,672	7,476	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Cameroon or Philippines?: Philippines, at 51,810 against 47,455 in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Cameroon and Philippines?: 4,355, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Philippines?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Cameroon ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 16th 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.