Malawi vs Vanuatu: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Malawi
4,249 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Vanuatu
3,620 rice milled equivalent
in 2013
Malawi rank
129th
Vanuatu rank
132nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Malawi
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,620 rice milled equivalent in Vanuatu, a difference of 629 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 132nd of 179 countries.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 850.5 rice milled equivalent 11,500 rice milled equivalent 10,650 rice milled equivalent Vanuatu
2000s 4,354 rice milled equivalent 12,235 rice milled equivalent 7,882 rice milled equivalent Vanuatu
2010s 1,225 rice milled equivalent 9,660 rice milled equivalent 8,435 rice milled equivalent Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Malawi or Vanuatu?
Malawi, at 4,249 rice milled equivalent against 3,620 rice milled equivalent in Vanuatu as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Malawi and Vanuatu?
629 rice milled equivalent, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2013.
How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Malawi ranks 129th and Vanuatu ranks 132nd 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.