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

Nigeria, at 798,588 against 643,038 in Cameroon as of 2019.

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

54 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 Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Cameroon

643,038

in 2019

Nigeria

798,588

in 2019

Cameroon rank

14th

Nigeria rank

11th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 798,588 against 643,038 in Cameroon, a difference of 155,550.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,464	1,098	6,366	Cameroon
1970s	20,089	161,059	140,969	Nigeria
1980s	39,492	413,089	373,597	Nigeria
1990s	91,718	436,134	344,415	Nigeria
2000s	350,206	1.17 million	817,989	Nigeria
2010s	562,040	1.47 million	910,732	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 798,588 against 643,038 in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 155,550, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Cameroon ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th 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.