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
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119902019

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

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.