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

Guinea
526,355 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kenya
583,828 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Guinea rank
23rd
Kenya rank
21st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Guinea
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 583,828 rice milled equivalent against 526,355 rice milled equivalent in Guinea, a difference of 57,473 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 28,076 rice milled equivalent 3,308 rice milled equivalent 24,768 rice milled equivalent Guinea
1970s 33,490 rice milled equivalent 1,760 rice milled equivalent 31,731 rice milled equivalent Guinea
1980s 103,807 rice milled equivalent 24,906 rice milled equivalent 78,901 rice milled equivalent Guinea
1990s 217,253 rice milled equivalent 50,263 rice milled equivalent 166,990 rice milled equivalent Guinea
2000s 248,295 rice milled equivalent 209,050 rice milled equivalent 39,245 rice milled equivalent Guinea
2010s 513,076 rice milled equivalent 537,757 rice milled equivalent 24,680 rice milled equivalent Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Guinea or Kenya?
Kenya, at 583,828 rice milled equivalent against 526,355 rice milled equivalent in Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Guinea and Kenya?
57,473 rice milled equivalent, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Kenya?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Guinea and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Guinea ranks 23rd and Kenya ranks 21st 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.