Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Malaysia?

Benin, at 1.19 million against 957,967 in Malaysia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?

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 Malaysia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Benin

1.19 million

in 2019

Malaysia

957,967

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Malaysia rank

8th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Benin
Malaysia

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.19 million against 957,967 in Malaysia, a difference of 231,503.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,233	295,910	290,677	Malaysia
1970s	6,209	241,692	235,483	Malaysia
1980s	36,714	281,653	244,939	Malaysia
1990s	160,836	473,254	312,418	Malaysia
2000s	369,097	602,804	233,707	Malaysia
2010s	595,247	907,729	312,482	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Malaysia?: Benin, at 1.19 million against 957,967 in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Benin and Malaysia?: 231,503, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malaysia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Malaysia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Benin ranks 6th and Malaysia ranks 8th 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: 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.