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

Cameroon
829,184 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nigeria
843,635 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Cameroon rank
15th
Nigeria rank
13th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 843,635 rice milled equivalent against 829,184 rice milled equivalent in Cameroon, a difference of 14,451 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 7,464 rice milled equivalent 1,098 rice milled equivalent 6,366 rice milled equivalent Cameroon
1970s 20,094 rice milled equivalent 161,059 rice milled equivalent 140,964 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
1980s 41,799 rice milled equivalent 413,089 rice milled equivalent 371,290 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
1990s 99,224 rice milled equivalent 436,134 rice milled equivalent 336,909 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
2000s 353,232 rice milled equivalent 1.22 million rice milled equivalent 868,902 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
2010s 609,383 rice milled equivalent 1.38 million rice milled equivalent 767,002 rice milled equivalent Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 843,635 rice milled equivalent against 829,184 rice milled equivalent in Cameroon as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Cameroon and Nigeria?
14,451 rice milled equivalent, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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.