Belgium vs Djibouti: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Belgium
292,672 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Djibouti
307,761 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Belgium rank
39th
Djibouti rank
36th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Belgium
  • Djibouti
-200.0k0200.0k400.0k196119902019

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 307,761 rice milled equivalent against 292,672 rice milled equivalent in Belgium, a difference of 15,089 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Djibouti ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Djibouti ranks 36th of 179 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Djibouti Difference Ahead
2000s 32,437 rice milled equivalent 30,363 rice milled equivalent 2,074 rice milled equivalent Belgium
2010s 276,784 rice milled equivalent 215,774 rice milled equivalent 61,011 rice milled equivalent Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Belgium or Djibouti?
Djibouti, at 307,761 rice milled equivalent against 292,672 rice milled equivalent in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Belgium and Djibouti?
15,089 rice milled equivalent, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Djibouti?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Djibouti rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Belgium ranks 39th and Djibouti ranks 36th 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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About this data

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.