French Polynesia vs Sao Tome and Principe: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

French Polynesia
10,024 rice milled equivalent
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe
7,972 rice milled equivalent
in 2014
French Polynesia rank
116th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
119th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196119892018

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 10,024 rice milled equivalent against 7,972 rice milled equivalent in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 2,052 rice milled equivalent.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 1.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 8,506 rice milled equivalent 10,079 rice milled equivalent 1,573 rice milled equivalent Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 10,284 rice milled equivalent 7,674 rice milled equivalent 2,609 rice milled equivalent French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, French Polynesia or Sao Tome and Principe?
French Polynesia, at 10,024 rice milled equivalent against 7,972 rice milled equivalent in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
2,052 rice milled equivalent, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2013.
How do French Polynesia and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
French Polynesia ranks 116th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 119th 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.