Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Burkina Faso
469,450 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Madagascar
406,843 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Madagascar rank
31st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 469,450 rice milled equivalent against 406,843 rice milled equivalent in Madagascar, a difference of 62,607 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 31st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 2,735 rice milled equivalent 13,109 rice milled equivalent 10,374 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1970s 7,997 rice milled equivalent 77,795 rice milled equivalent 69,798 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1980s 61,001 rice milled equivalent 149,660 rice milled equivalent 88,658 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1990s 125,134 rice milled equivalent 40,468 rice milled equivalent 84,666 rice milled equivalent Burkina Faso
2000s 163,268 rice milled equivalent 176,538 rice milled equivalent 13,270 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
2010s 383,078 rice milled equivalent 336,171 rice milled equivalent 46,906 rice milled equivalent Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Burkina Faso, at 469,450 rice milled equivalent against 406,843 rice milled equivalent in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
62,607 rice milled equivalent, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 31st 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.