How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?

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

Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Benin

1.19 million

in 2019

Cote d'Ivoire

1.04 million

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Cote d'Ivoire rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Benin
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.19 million against 1.04 million in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 144,870.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 7th of 179 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Cote d'Ivoire	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,233	50,722	45,490	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	6,209	88,422	82,212	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	36,714	322,896	286,182	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	160,836	314,236	153,399	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	369,097	592,685	223,588	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	595,247	936,495	341,248	Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?: Benin, at 1.19 million against 1.04 million in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?: 144,870, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Benin ranks 6th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 7th of 179 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, milled. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 7,853 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 24 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.