Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Egypt
493,022 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
573,561 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Egypt rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Egypt
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 573,561 rice milled equivalent against 493,022 rice milled equivalent in Egypt, a difference of 80,539 rice milled equivalent.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s -913 rice milled equivalent 17,122 rice milled equivalent 18,035 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
1970s 1.5 rice milled equivalent 78,992 rice milled equivalent 78,990 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
1980s 5,469 rice milled equivalent 187,544 rice milled equivalent 182,075 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
1990s 1,844 rice milled equivalent 411,556 rice milled equivalent 409,713 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
2000s 38,250 rice milled equivalent 761,501 rice milled equivalent 723,251 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
2010s 112,482 rice milled equivalent 954,590 rice milled equivalent 842,107 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 573,561 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 United Arab Emirates?
80,539 rice milled equivalent, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Egypt ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd 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.