Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Madagascar
406,843 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Sri Lanka
398,998 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Madagascar rank
31st
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Madagascar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 406,843 rice milled equivalent against 398,998 rice milled equivalent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 7,845 rice milled equivalent.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Madagascar ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,109 rice milled equivalent | 449,803 rice milled equivalent | 436,695 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 77,795 rice milled equivalent | 357,159 rice milled equivalent | 279,364 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 149,660 rice milled equivalent | 152,986 rice milled equivalent | 3,326 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 40,468 rice milled equivalent | 168,969 rice milled equivalent | 128,501 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 176,538 rice milled equivalent | 80,748 rice milled equivalent | 95,791 rice milled equivalent | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 336,171 rice milled equivalent | 266,497 rice milled equivalent | 69,674 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 Sri Lanka?
- Madagascar, at 406,843 rice milled equivalent against 398,998 rice milled equivalent in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 7,845 rice milled equivalent, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Madagascar ranks 31st and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.