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
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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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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.