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

Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.39 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Benin
  • Saudi Arabia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.39 million rice milled equivalent in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 136,120 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Benin ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 5,233 rice milled equivalent 128,633 rice milled equivalent 123,401 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1970s 6,209 rice milled equivalent 202,189 rice milled equivalent 195,980 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1980s 37,932 rice milled equivalent 400,851 rice milled equivalent 362,919 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1990s 170,020 rice milled equivalent 560,625 rice milled equivalent 390,605 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
2000s 379,378 rice milled equivalent 966,189 rice milled equivalent 586,811 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.24 million rice milled equivalent 1.29 million rice milled equivalent 55,261 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or Saudi Arabia?
Benin, at 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.39 million rice milled equivalent in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and Saudi Arabia?
136,120 rice milled equivalent, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Benin ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.