India vs Malawi: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

India
3,892 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Malawi
4,249 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
India rank
130th
Malawi rank
129th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • India
  • Malawi
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M196119902019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,892 rice milled equivalent in India, a difference of 357 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was India ahead.

India ranks 130th and Malawi ranks 129th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 20,454 rice milled equivalent 850.5 rice milled equivalent 19,604 rice milled equivalent India
2000s -55,678 rice milled equivalent 4,354 rice milled equivalent 60,032 rice milled equivalent Malawi
2010s -131,791 rice milled equivalent 704.5 rice milled equivalent 132,496 rice milled equivalent Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, India or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,892 rice milled equivalent in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between India and Malawi?
357 rice milled equivalent, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malawi?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do India and Malawi rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
India ranks 130th and Malawi ranks 129th 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.