Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Guatemala
88,569 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nicaragua
82,452 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Guatemala rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
74th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 88,569 rice milled equivalent against 82,452 rice milled equivalent in Nicaragua, a difference of 6,117 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 15,516 rice milled equivalent 60,879 rice milled equivalent 45,362 rice milled equivalent Nicaragua
2000s 53,594 rice milled equivalent 94,386 rice milled equivalent 40,792 rice milled equivalent Nicaragua
2010s 73,475 rice milled equivalent 88,403 rice milled equivalent 14,928 rice milled equivalent Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Guatemala, at 88,569 rice milled equivalent against 82,452 rice milled equivalent in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
6,117 rice milled equivalent, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Guatemala ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.