Algeria vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Algeria
125,237 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Switzerland
119,053 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Algeria rank
61st
Switzerland rank
63rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Algeria
  • Switzerland
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 125,237 rice milled equivalent against 119,053 rice milled equivalent in Switzerland, a difference of 6,184 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Algeria ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s -55,920 rice milled equivalent 25,609 rice milled equivalent 81,529 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1970s -7,692 rice milled equivalent 23,404 rice milled equivalent 31,096 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1980s 25,879 rice milled equivalent 44,775 rice milled equivalent 18,896 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1990s 37,740 rice milled equivalent 48,898 rice milled equivalent 11,159 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
2000s 69,864 rice milled equivalent 92,826 rice milled equivalent 22,962 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
2010s 115,853 rice milled equivalent 119,609 rice milled equivalent 3,756 rice milled equivalent Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Algeria or Switzerland?
Algeria, at 125,237 rice milled equivalent against 119,053 rice milled equivalent in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Algeria and Switzerland?
6,184 rice milled equivalent, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Algeria ranks 61st and Switzerland ranks 63rd 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, paddy (rice milled equivalent). 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 (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 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.