Egypt vs Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Egypt
493,022 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kenya
583,828 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Egypt rank
24th
Kenya rank
21st
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 583,828 rice milled equivalent against 493,022 rice milled equivalent in Egypt, a difference of 90,806 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Egypt ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st of 179 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -913 rice milled equivalent | 3,308 rice milled equivalent | 4,221 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.5 rice milled equivalent | 1,760 rice milled equivalent | 1,758 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
| 1980s | 5,469 rice milled equivalent | 24,906 rice milled equivalent | 19,437 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1,844 rice milled equivalent | 50,263 rice milled equivalent | 48,420 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
| 2000s | 38,250 rice milled equivalent | 209,050 rice milled equivalent | 170,800 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
| 2010s | 112,482 rice milled equivalent | 537,757 rice milled equivalent | 425,274 rice milled equivalent | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 583,828 rice milled equivalent against 493,022 rice milled equivalent in Egypt as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Egypt and Kenya?
- 90,806 rice milled equivalent, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Egypt ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 21st 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
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.