Côte d'Ivoire vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Côte d'Ivoire
1.33 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.39 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Côte d'Ivoire rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.39 million rice milled equivalent against 1.33 million rice milled equivalent in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 64,830 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 50,734 rice milled equivalent 128,633 rice milled equivalent 77,899 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1970s 90,806 rice milled equivalent 202,189 rice milled equivalent 111,384 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1980s 322,899 rice milled equivalent 400,851 rice milled equivalent 77,951 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
1990s 369,095 rice milled equivalent 560,625 rice milled equivalent 191,530 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
2000s 759,808 rice milled equivalent 966,189 rice milled equivalent 206,381 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.21 million rice milled equivalent 1.29 million rice milled equivalent 82,017 rice milled equivalent Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Côte d'Ivoire or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.39 million rice milled equivalent against 1.33 million rice milled equivalent in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
64,830 rice milled equivalent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.