Benin vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Benin
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.03 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin, a difference of 1.50 million rice milled equivalent.
That makes Philippines's figure about 2.0 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Benin ranks 3rd and Philippines ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,233 rice milled equivalent | 188,293 rice milled equivalent | 183,060 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 1970s | 6,209 rice milled equivalent | 154,991 rice milled equivalent | 148,782 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 1980s | 37,932 rice milled equivalent | 104,362 rice milled equivalent | 66,430 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 1990s | 170,020 rice milled equivalent | 587,642 rice milled equivalent | 417,622 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 2000s | 379,378 rice milled equivalent | 1.41 million rice milled equivalent | 1.03 million rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.24 million rice milled equivalent | 1.28 million rice milled equivalent | 38,916 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.03 million rice milled equivalent against 1.53 million rice milled equivalent in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and Philippines?
- 1.50 million rice milled equivalent, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Philippines?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Philippines ranks 1st 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
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.