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

Burkina Faso
469,450 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Somalia
455,799 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Somalia rank
29th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 469,450 rice milled equivalent against 455,799 rice milled equivalent in Somalia, a difference of 13,651 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,735 rice milled equivalent 21,281 rice milled equivalent 18,546 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1970s 7,997 rice milled equivalent 27,969 rice milled equivalent 19,973 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1980s 61,001 rice milled equivalent 73,263 rice milled equivalent 12,262 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1990s 77,430 rice milled equivalent 87,000 rice milled equivalent 9,570 rice milled equivalent Somalia
2010s 442,324 rice milled equivalent 364,309 rice milled equivalent 78,014 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 Somalia?
Burkina Faso, at 469,450 rice milled equivalent against 455,799 rice milled equivalent in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
13,651 rice milled equivalent, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Somalia ranks 29th 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.