Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Cote d'Ivoire
1.33 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
Cote d'Ivoire rank
6th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Benin
  • Cote d'Ivoire
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.33 million rice milled equivalent in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 200,950 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 3rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 5,233 rice milled equivalent 50,734 rice milled equivalent 45,501 rice milled equivalent Cote d'Ivoire
1970s 6,209 rice milled equivalent 90,806 rice milled equivalent 84,596 rice milled equivalent Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 37,932 rice milled equivalent 322,899 rice milled equivalent 284,967 rice milled equivalent Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 170,020 rice milled equivalent 369,095 rice milled equivalent 199,075 rice milled equivalent Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 379,378 rice milled equivalent 759,808 rice milled equivalent 380,430 rice milled equivalent Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 1.24 million rice milled equivalent 1.21 million rice milled equivalent 26,756 rice milled equivalent Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
Benin, at 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.33 million rice milled equivalent in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
200,950 rice milled equivalent, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Benin ranks 3rd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 6th 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.