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
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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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.