What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?

126,746, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Côte d'Ivoire

1.04 million

in 2019

South Africa

917,854

in 2019

Côte d'Ivoire rank

7th

South Africa rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Côte d'Ivoire
South Africa

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.04 million against 917,854 in South Africa, a difference of 126,746.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,722	64,231	13,509	South Africa
1970s	88,422	85,992	2,430	Côte d'Ivoire
1980s	322,896	129,539	193,357	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	314,236	342,204	27,968	South Africa
2000s	592,685	719,948	127,262	South Africa
2010s	936,495	935,461	1,034	Côte d'Ivoire

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 South Africa?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.04 million against 917,854 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?: 126,746, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th 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: 07 September 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.