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

Cameroon
829,184 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Senegal
891,565 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Cameroon rank
15th
Senegal rank
12th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 891,565 rice milled equivalent against 829,184 rice milled equivalent in Cameroon, a difference of 62,381 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 15th and Senegal ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 7,464 rice milled equivalent 146,868 rice milled equivalent 139,404 rice milled equivalent Senegal
1970s 20,094 rice milled equivalent 205,009 rice milled equivalent 184,915 rice milled equivalent Senegal
1980s 41,799 rice milled equivalent 343,695 rice milled equivalent 301,895 rice milled equivalent Senegal
1990s 99,224 rice milled equivalent 455,244 rice milled equivalent 356,020 rice milled equivalent Senegal
2000s 353,232 rice milled equivalent 813,500 rice milled equivalent 460,269 rice milled equivalent Senegal
2010s 609,383 rice milled equivalent 1.03 million rice milled equivalent 417,255 rice milled equivalent Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Cameroon or Senegal?
Senegal, at 891,565 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 Senegal?
62,381 rice milled equivalent, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Senegal?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Senegal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Cameroon ranks 15th and Senegal ranks 12th 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.