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

Egypt
484,716
in 2019
Kenya
576,511
in 2019
Egypt rank
17th
Kenya rank
15th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 576,511 against 484,716 in Egypt, a difference of 91,795.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Egypt ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s -913 3,299 4,212 Kenya
1970s 1.5 1,760 1,758 Kenya
1980s 5,275 19,676 14,401 Kenya
1990s 1,316 34,066 32,750 Kenya
2000s 36,398 121,319 84,921 Kenya
2010s 107,570 469,385 361,815 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Egypt or Kenya?
Kenya, at 576,511 against 484,716 in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Egypt and Kenya?
91,795, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Egypt ranks 17th and Kenya ranks 15th 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.