Ethiopia vs Mexico: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ethiopia
700,245 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mexico
744,751 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
17th
Mexico rank
16th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 700,245 rice milled equivalent in Ethiopia, a difference of 44,506 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 179 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 7,060 rice milled equivalent 348,158 rice milled equivalent 341,098 rice milled equivalent Mexico
2000s 19,865 rice milled equivalent 502,398 rice milled equivalent 482,533 rice milled equivalent Mexico
2010s 287,178 rice milled equivalent 683,583 rice milled equivalent 396,405 rice milled equivalent Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ethiopia or Mexico?
Mexico, at 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 700,245 rice milled equivalent in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ethiopia and Mexico?
44,506 rice milled equivalent, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mexico?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.