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

Ethiopia
700,245 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nepal
594,415 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
17th
Nepal rank
20th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 700,245 rice milled equivalent against 594,415 rice milled equivalent in Nepal, a difference of 105,830 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nepal ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 20th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 7,060 rice milled equivalent 23,594 rice milled equivalent 16,534 rice milled equivalent Nepal
2000s 19,865 rice milled equivalent 97,306 rice milled equivalent 77,441 rice milled equivalent Nepal
2010s 287,178 rice milled equivalent 438,609 rice milled equivalent 151,431 rice milled equivalent Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ethiopia or Nepal?
Ethiopia, at 700,245 rice milled equivalent against 594,415 rice milled equivalent in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ethiopia and Nepal?
105,830 rice milled equivalent, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nepal?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Nepal ranks 20th 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.