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

Egypt
8,163
in 2019
Nigeria
8,295
in 2014
Egypt rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
40th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8,295 against 8,163 in Egypt, a difference of 132.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.

Egypt ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th of 168 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s -960.8 27,204 28,165 Nigeria
2010s -2,233 -1,425 808.5 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 8,295 against 8,163 in Egypt as of 2014.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Egypt and Nigeria?
132, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2013.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Egypt ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 40th 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.