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
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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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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.