Madagascar vs Singapore: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Madagascar
406,843 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Singapore
321,549 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Madagascar rank
31st
Singapore rank
34th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Madagascar
  • Singapore
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k196119902019

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 406,843 rice milled equivalent against 321,549 rice milled equivalent in Singapore, a difference of 85,294 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Madagascar ranks 31st and Singapore ranks 34th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 13,109 rice milled equivalent 305,798 rice milled equivalent 292,689 rice milled equivalent Singapore
1970s 77,795 rice milled equivalent 234,136 rice milled equivalent 156,340 rice milled equivalent Singapore
1980s 149,660 rice milled equivalent -104,392 rice milled equivalent 254,051 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1990s 40,468 rice milled equivalent 265,907 rice milled equivalent 225,439 rice milled equivalent Singapore
2000s 176,538 rice milled equivalent 346,105 rice milled equivalent 169,567 rice milled equivalent Singapore
2010s 336,171 rice milled equivalent 362,848 rice milled equivalent 26,677 rice milled equivalent Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Madagascar or Singapore?
Madagascar, at 406,843 rice milled equivalent against 321,549 rice milled equivalent in Singapore as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Madagascar and Singapore?
85,294 rice milled equivalent, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Singapore rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Madagascar ranks 31st and Singapore ranks 34th 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.