El Salvador vs Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

El Salvador
12,950
in 2019
Thailand
12,165
in 2019
El Salvador rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • El Salvador
  • Thailand
-10.0k-5.0k05.0k10.0k15.0k199320062019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 12,950 against 12,165 in Thailand, a difference of 785.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Thailand ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s -1,548 -5.75 1,542 Thailand
2000s 1,911 49.3 1,862 El Salvador
2010s 10,748 3,234 7,513 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, El Salvador or Thailand?
El Salvador, at 12,950 against 12,165 in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between El Salvador and Thailand?
785, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Thailand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th 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.