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

Madagascar
406,843 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Somalia
455,799 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Madagascar rank
31st
Somalia rank
29th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Madagascar
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 455,799 rice milled equivalent against 406,843 rice milled equivalent in Madagascar, a difference of 48,956 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 29th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 13,109 rice milled equivalent 21,281 rice milled equivalent 8,172 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1970s 77,795 rice milled equivalent 27,969 rice milled equivalent 49,826 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1980s 149,660 rice milled equivalent 73,263 rice milled equivalent 76,397 rice milled equivalent Madagascar
1990s 18,320 rice milled equivalent 87,000 rice milled equivalent 68,680 rice milled equivalent Somalia
2010s 440,176 rice milled equivalent 364,309 rice milled equivalent 75,866 rice milled equivalent Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Madagascar or Somalia?
Somalia, at 455,799 rice milled equivalent against 406,843 rice milled equivalent in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Madagascar and Somalia?
48,956 rice milled equivalent, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Somalia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Madagascar and Somalia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Madagascar ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 29th 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.