Malaysia vs Senegal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Malaysia
969,140 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Senegal
891,565 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Malaysia rank
9th
Senegal rank
12th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Malaysia
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 969,140 rice milled equivalent against 891,565 rice milled equivalent in Senegal, a difference of 77,575 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 390,261 rice milled equivalent 146,868 rice milled equivalent 243,394 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
1970s 272,083 rice milled equivalent 205,009 rice milled equivalent 67,074 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
1980s 302,597 rice milled equivalent 343,695 rice milled equivalent 41,098 rice milled equivalent Senegal
1990s 480,959 rice milled equivalent 448,175 rice milled equivalent 32,784 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
2000s 688,281 rice milled equivalent 813,500 rice milled equivalent 125,220 rice milled equivalent Senegal
2010s 918,038 rice milled equivalent 1.03 million rice milled equivalent 108,600 rice milled equivalent Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Malaysia or Senegal?
Malaysia, at 969,140 rice milled equivalent against 891,565 rice milled equivalent in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Malaysia and Senegal?
77,575 rice milled equivalent, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Senegal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Malaysia ranks 9th and Senegal ranks 12th 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.