Cameroon vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Cameroon
829,184 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United States of America
839,229 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Cameroon rank
15th
United States of America rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Cameroon
  • United States of America
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 839,229 rice milled equivalent against 829,184 rice milled equivalent in Cameroon, a difference of 10,045 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 7,464 rice milled equivalent -1.14 million rice milled equivalent 1.14 million rice milled equivalent Cameroon
1970s 20,094 rice milled equivalent -1.12 million rice milled equivalent 1.14 million rice milled equivalent Cameroon
1980s 41,799 rice milled equivalent -1.71 million rice milled equivalent 1.75 million rice milled equivalent Cameroon
1990s 99,224 rice milled equivalent -1.18 million rice milled equivalent 1.28 million rice milled equivalent Cameroon
2000s 353,232 rice milled equivalent -86,431 rice milled equivalent 439,663 rice milled equivalent Cameroon
2010s 609,383 rice milled equivalent 544,808 rice milled equivalent 64,575 rice milled equivalent Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Cameroon or United States of America?
United States of America, at 839,229 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 United States of America?
10,045 rice milled equivalent, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Cameroon ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 14th 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.