Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Cameroon or Kenya?

Cameroon, at 643,038 against 576,511 in Kenya as of 2019.

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

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

Cameroon vs Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Cameroon

643,038

in 2019

Kenya

576,511

in 2019

Cameroon rank

14th

Kenya rank

15th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 643,038 against 576,511 in Kenya, a difference of 66,527.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 15th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,464	3,299	4,164	Cameroon
1970s	20,089	1,760	18,330	Cameroon
1980s	39,492	19,676	19,816	Cameroon
1990s	91,718	34,373	57,345	Cameroon
2000s	350,206	121,319	228,887	Cameroon
2010s	568,964	469,385	99,579	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Cameroon or Kenya?: Cameroon, at 643,038 against 576,511 in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Cameroon and Kenya?: 66,527, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Cameroon ranks 14th and Kenya ranks 15th of 178 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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About this data

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.