El Salvador vs Jamaica: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

El Salvador
62,357 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Jamaica
81,420 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
El Salvador rank
79th
Jamaica rank
76th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Jamaica
-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 81,420 rice milled equivalent against 62,357 rice milled equivalent in El Salvador, a difference of 19,063 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

El Salvador ranks 79th and Jamaica ranks 76th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s -905.11 rice milled equivalent 25,799 rice milled equivalent 26,704 rice milled equivalent Jamaica
1970s -6,595 rice milled equivalent 37,461 rice milled equivalent 44,056 rice milled equivalent Jamaica
1980s 5,151 rice milled equivalent 48,689 rice milled equivalent 43,538 rice milled equivalent Jamaica
1990s 17,644 rice milled equivalent 73,001 rice milled equivalent 55,357 rice milled equivalent Jamaica
2000s 54,218 rice milled equivalent 72,477 rice milled equivalent 18,259 rice milled equivalent Jamaica
2010s 62,498 rice milled equivalent 81,595 rice milled equivalent 19,096 rice milled equivalent Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, El Salvador or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 81,420 rice milled equivalent against 62,357 rice milled equivalent in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between El Salvador and Jamaica?
19,063 rice milled equivalent, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
El Salvador ranks 79th and Jamaica ranks 76th 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.