Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Egypt or Madagascar?

Egypt, at 8,163 against 7,836 in Madagascar as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?

56 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.

Egypt vs Madagascar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Egypt

8,163

in 2019

Madagascar

7,836

in 2019

Egypt rank

41st

Madagascar rank

44th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Egypt
Madagascar

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 8,163 against 7,836 in Madagascar, a difference of 327.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 44th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-917.11	-2,513	1,596	Egypt
1970s	-1.5	-2,541	2,540	Egypt
1980s	164.3	-5,882	6,046	Egypt
1990s	-282.5	-7,596	7,314	Egypt
2000s	-960.8	6,910	7,871	Madagascar
2010s	-5,500	18,323	23,823	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Egypt or Madagascar?: Egypt, at 8,163 against 7,836 in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Egypt and Madagascar?: 327, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Egypt ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 44th 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.