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

Egypt
484,716
in 2019
Somalia
453,417
in 2019
Egypt rank
17th
Somalia rank
19th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

  • Egypt
  • Somalia
0200.0k400.0k196119902019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 484,716 against 453,417 in Somalia, a difference of 31,299.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Egypt ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 19th of 179 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s -913 21,281 22,194 Somalia
1970s 1.5 27,969 27,968 Somalia
1980s 5,275 72,786 67,511 Somalia
1990s 1,235 87,000 85,765 Somalia
2010s 142,963 362,720 219,757 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Egypt or Somalia?
Egypt, at 484,716 against 453,417 in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Egypt and Somalia?
31,299, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Egypt ranks 17th and Somalia ranks 19th 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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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

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.