Egypt vs Indonesia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Egypt
493,022 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Indonesia
471,444 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Egypt rank
24th
Indonesia rank
27th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Egypt
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 493,022 rice milled equivalent against 471,444 rice milled equivalent in Indonesia, a difference of 21,578 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and Indonesia ranks 27th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s -913 rice milled equivalent 688,408 rice milled equivalent 689,321 rice milled equivalent Indonesia
1970s 1.5 rice milled equivalent 1.29 million rice milled equivalent 1.29 million rice milled equivalent Indonesia
1980s 5,469 rice milled equivalent 485,981 rice milled equivalent 480,513 rice milled equivalent Indonesia
1990s 1,844 rice milled equivalent 1.47 million rice milled equivalent 1.47 million rice milled equivalent Indonesia
2000s 38,250 rice milled equivalent 835,538 rice milled equivalent 797,288 rice milled equivalent Indonesia
2010s 112,482 rice milled equivalent 1.14 million rice milled equivalent 1.03 million rice milled equivalent Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Egypt or Indonesia?
Egypt, at 493,022 rice milled equivalent against 471,444 rice milled equivalent in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Egypt and Indonesia?
21,578 rice milled equivalent, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Egypt ranks 24th and Indonesia ranks 27th 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.