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

Cameroon
47,455
in 2019
South Africa
39,700
in 2019
Cameroon rank
19th
South Africa rank
20th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • Cameroon
  • South Africa
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 47,455 against 39,700 in South Africa, a difference of 7,755.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 -1,023 1,023 Cameroon
1970s -5 -8,461 8,456 Cameroon
1980s 2,299 -13,122 15,421 Cameroon
1990s 7,498 5,481 2,017 Cameroon
2000s 2,958 11,141 8,183 South Africa
2010s 19,581 37,440 17,859 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Cameroon or South Africa?
Cameroon, at 47,455 against 39,700 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Cameroon and South Africa?
7,755, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Cameroon ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 20th 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

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.