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

Brazil
693,135 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kenya
583,828 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Brazil rank
18th
Kenya rank
21st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

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

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 693,135 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya, a difference of 109,307 rice milled equivalent.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 28.56 rice milled equivalent 3,308 rice milled equivalent 3,279 rice milled equivalent Kenya
1970s 83,389 rice milled equivalent 1,760 rice milled equivalent 81,629 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1980s 291,768 rice milled equivalent 24,906 rice milled equivalent 266,862 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1990s 831,054 rice milled equivalent 50,263 rice milled equivalent 780,791 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2000s 644,951 rice milled equivalent 209,050 rice milled equivalent 435,902 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2010s -4.47 million rice milled equivalent 537,757 rice milled equivalent 5.01 million rice milled equivalent Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Kenya?
Brazil, at 693,135 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Kenya?
109,307 rice milled equivalent, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 18th and Kenya ranks 21st 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.