New Zealand vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

New Zealand
2,308
in 2019
South Africa
1,787
in 2019
New Zealand rank
38th
South Africa rank
40th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2,308 against 1,787 in South Africa, a difference of 521.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 40th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -478 -1,023 544.78 New Zealand
1970s -22,310 -8,461 13,849 South Africa
1980s -113,550 42,198 155,747 South Africa
1990s -22,758 47,826 70,584 South Africa
2000s -3,395 186 3,581 South Africa
2010s 1,362 421.1 940.8 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, New Zealand or South Africa?
New Zealand, at 2,308 against 1,787 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between New Zealand and South Africa?
521, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
New Zealand ranks 38th and South Africa 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, 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

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.