Côte d'Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Côte d'Ivoire
1.04 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.32 million
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.32 million against 1.04 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 276,210.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 50,722 128,633 77,911 Saudi Arabia
1970s 88,422 191,216 102,795 Saudi Arabia
1980s 322,896 398,694 75,799 Saudi Arabia
1990s 314,236 560,406 246,170 Saudi Arabia
2000s 592,685 933,519 340,834 Saudi Arabia
2010s 936,495 1.25 million 312,833 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Côte d'Ivoire or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.32 million against 1.04 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
276,210, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th 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

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.