Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate

Madagascar
76.34 % change on previous year
in 2017
Saudi Arabia
63.79 % change on previous year
in 2019
Madagascar rank
40th
Saudi Arabia rank
43rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate over time

  • Madagascar
  • Saudi Arabia
-500-2500250500196219902019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 76.34 % change on previous year against 63.79 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 12.55 % change on previous year.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 152 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s -107.73 % change on previous year -400 % change on previous year 292.27 % change on previous year Madagascar
1980s -92.31 % change on previous year -18.21 % change on previous year 74.1 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
1990s 47.96 % change on previous year -66.74 % change on previous year 114.7 % change on previous year Madagascar
2000s -44.31 % change on previous year 61.18 % change on previous year 105.49 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia
2010s -18.15 % change on previous year -17.43 % change on previous year 0.7217 % change on previous year Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Saudi Arabia?
Madagascar, at 76.34 % change on previous year against 63.79 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
12.55 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, annual growth rate?
Madagascar ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 152 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, annual growth rate. 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, paddy, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 4,169 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.