Brazil vs Cameroon: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Brazil
693,135 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Cameroon
829,184 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Brazil rank
18th
Cameroon rank
15th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 829,184 rice milled equivalent against 693,135 rice milled equivalent in Brazil, a difference of 136,049 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 28.56 rice milled equivalent 7,464 rice milled equivalent 7,435 rice milled equivalent Cameroon
1970s 83,389 rice milled equivalent 20,094 rice milled equivalent 63,295 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1980s 291,768 rice milled equivalent 41,799 rice milled equivalent 249,968 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1990s 814,490 rice milled equivalent 99,224 rice milled equivalent 715,266 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2000s 644,951 rice milled equivalent 353,232 rice milled equivalent 291,719 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2010s -4.47 million rice milled equivalent 609,383 rice milled equivalent 5.08 million rice milled equivalent Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 829,184 rice milled equivalent against 693,135 rice milled equivalent in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Cameroon?
136,049 rice milled equivalent, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 15th 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.