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

Kenya
583,828 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nepal
594,415 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kenya rank
21st
Nepal rank
20th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Kenya
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 594,415 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya, a difference of 10,587 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 20th of 179 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 3,308 rice milled equivalent -22.78 rice milled equivalent 3,330 rice milled equivalent Kenya
1970s 1,760 rice milled equivalent 0 rice milled equivalent 1,760 rice milled equivalent Kenya
1980s 24,906 rice milled equivalent 16,477 rice milled equivalent 8,429 rice milled equivalent Kenya
1990s 50,263 rice milled equivalent 32,449 rice milled equivalent 17,815 rice milled equivalent Kenya
2000s 209,050 rice milled equivalent 97,306 rice milled equivalent 111,743 rice milled equivalent Kenya
2010s 537,757 rice milled equivalent 438,609 rice milled equivalent 99,148 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, Kenya or Nepal?
Nepal, at 594,415 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Kenya and Nepal?
10,587 rice milled equivalent, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Kenya ranks 21st and Nepal ranks 20th 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.