Ghana vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ghana
1.09 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.39 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Ghana rank
8th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ghana
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.39 million rice milled equivalent against 1.09 million rice milled equivalent in Ghana, a difference of 305,550 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ghana or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.39 million rice milled equivalent against 1.09 million rice milled equivalent in Ghana as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
305,550 rice milled equivalent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Saudi Arabia?
7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ghana ranks 8th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.