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