Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate

Somalia
21.88 % change on previous year
in 2019
Sri Lanka
19.35 % change on previous year
in 2019
Somalia rank
68th
Sri Lanka rank
71st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
0200400600196219902019

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 21.88 % change on previous year against 19.35 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.53 % change on previous year.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 175 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 3.77 % change on previous year -4.04 % change on previous year 7.81 % change on previous year Somalia
1970s 24.78 % change on previous year 9.06 % change on previous year 15.72 % change on previous year Somalia
1980s 42.27 % change on previous year -12.99 % change on previous year 55.26 % change on previous year Somalia
1990s 4.75 % change on previous year -6.59 % change on previous year 11.34 % change on previous year Somalia
2010s 5.82 % change on previous year -17.17 % change on previous year 22.98 % change on previous year Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Somalia, at 21.88 % change on previous year against 19.35 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
2.53 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate?
Somalia ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate. 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, milled, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 6,811 data points, 1962–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.