Benin vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Philippines
3.03 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
Philippines rank
1st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Benin
  • Philippines
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119902019

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

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.