Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Somalia
453,417
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
561,676
in 2019
Somalia rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

  • Somalia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 561,676 against 453,417 in Somalia, a difference of 108,259.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 21,281 17,122 4,159 Somalia
1970s 27,969 78,992 51,022 United Arab Emirates
1980s 72,786 187,544 114,758 United Arab Emirates
1990s 87,000 375,408 288,408 United Arab Emirates
2010s 362,720 851,285 488,565 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 561,676 against 453,417 in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
108,259, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
Somalia ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th 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.