Jamaica vs Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Jamaica
81,420 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nicaragua
82,452 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Jamaica rank
76th
Nicaragua rank
74th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Jamaica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 82,452 rice milled equivalent against 81,420 rice milled equivalent in Jamaica, a difference of 1,032 rice milled equivalent.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 179 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,454 rice milled equivalent | 60,879 rice milled equivalent | 14,576 rice milled equivalent | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 72,477 rice milled equivalent | 94,386 rice milled equivalent | 21,910 rice milled equivalent | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 81,595 rice milled equivalent | 88,403 rice milled equivalent | 6,808 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, Jamaica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 82,452 rice milled equivalent against 81,420 rice milled equivalent in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 1,032 rice milled equivalent, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Jamaica ranks 76th 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
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.