Malta vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled

Malta
-37
in 2019
South Africa
-52
in 2019
Malta rank
87th
South Africa rank
89th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled over time

  • Malta
  • South Africa
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k196119902019

How they compare

Malta currently reports -37 against -52 in South Africa, a difference of 15.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 50 -299 349 Malta
2000s 165.6 8,857 8,691 South Africa
2010s -271.4 3,983 4,255 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled, Malta or South Africa?
Malta, at -37 against -52 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled between Malta and South Africa?
15, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Malta ranks 87th and South Africa ranks 89th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. 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, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.