Ethiopia vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ethiopia
700,245 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United States of America
839,229 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
17th
United States of America rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ethiopia
  • United States of America
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 839,229 rice milled equivalent against 700,245 rice milled equivalent in Ethiopia, a difference of 138,984 rice milled equivalent.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 7,060 rice milled equivalent -317,546 rice milled equivalent 324,606 rice milled equivalent Ethiopia
2000s 19,865 rice milled equivalent -86,431 rice milled equivalent 106,296 rice milled equivalent Ethiopia
2010s 287,178 rice milled equivalent 544,808 rice milled equivalent 257,630 rice milled equivalent United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ethiopia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 839,229 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 United States of America?
138,984 rice milled equivalent, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ethiopia ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 14th 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.