Ecuador vs Eritrea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ecuador
183 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Eritrea
969 rice milled equivalent
in 2014
Ecuador rank
143rd
Eritrea rank
141st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ecuador
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 969 rice milled equivalent against 183 rice milled equivalent in Ecuador, a difference of 786 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 5.3 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eritrea ahead.

Ecuador ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 141st of 179 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 25,480 rice milled equivalent 6,850 rice milled equivalent 18,630 rice milled equivalent Ecuador
2000s 531.3 rice milled equivalent 138.6 rice milled equivalent 392.7 rice milled equivalent Ecuador
2010s 9,174 rice milled equivalent 648.2 rice milled equivalent 8,526 rice milled equivalent Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ecuador or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 969 rice milled equivalent against 183 rice milled equivalent in Ecuador as of 2014.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ecuador and Eritrea?
786 rice milled equivalent, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Eritrea?
19 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2014.
How do Ecuador and Eritrea rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ecuador ranks 143rd and Eritrea ranks 141st 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.