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
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
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.