Guinea-Bissau vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Guinea-Bissau
118,394 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Switzerland
119,053 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
64th
Switzerland rank
63rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 119,053 rice milled equivalent against 118,394 rice milled equivalent in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 659 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 8,326 rice milled equivalent 25,609 rice milled equivalent 17,283 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1970s 22,465 rice milled equivalent 23,404 rice milled equivalent 939.2 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1980s 28,278 rice milled equivalent 44,775 rice milled equivalent 16,496 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1990s 59,515 rice milled equivalent 48,898 rice milled equivalent 10,617 rice milled equivalent Guinea-Bissau
2000s 64,101 rice milled equivalent 92,826 rice milled equivalent 28,724 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
2010s 75,750 rice milled equivalent 118,760 rice milled equivalent 43,010 rice milled equivalent Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Guinea-Bissau or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 119,053 rice milled equivalent against 118,394 rice milled equivalent in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland?
659 rice milled equivalent, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 64th and Switzerland ranks 63rd 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.