Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Cameroon or Italy?

Cameroon, at 141,300 against 83,806 in Italy as of 2019.

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

55 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, husked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Cameroon

141,300

in 2019

Italy

83,806

in 2019

Cameroon rank

3rd

Italy rank

6th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Cameroon
Italy

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 141,300 against 83,806 in Italy, a difference of 57,494.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Cameroon ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 168 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	754.22	754.22	Italy
1970s	-5	23,155	23,160	Italy
1980s	9.3	28,869	28,860	Italy
1990s	7.83	12,685	12,677	Italy
2000s	75.9	63,158	63,083	Italy
2010s	19,793	53,506	33,713	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Cameroon or Italy?: Cameroon, at 141,300 against 83,806 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Cameroon and Italy?: 57,494, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Italy?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Cameroon ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th 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, husked. 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, husked
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 5,950 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.