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

Cameroon, at 141,300 against 96,975 in Portugal as of 2019.

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

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 Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Cameroon

141,300

in 2019

Portugal

96,975

in 2019

Cameroon rank

3rd

Portugal rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Cameroon
Portugal

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 141,300 against 96,975 in Portugal, a difference of 44,325.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Cameroon ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 4th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	14,749	14,749	Portugal
1970s	-5	16,575	16,580	Portugal
1980s	9.3	73,423	73,414	Portugal
1990s	7.83	60,045	60,038	Portugal
2000s	75.9	36,167	36,091	Portugal
2010s	19,793	57,039	37,246	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Cameroon or Portugal?: Cameroon, at 141,300 against 96,975 in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Cameroon and Portugal?: 44,325, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Portugal?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Cameroon ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 4th 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.