Mauritius vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Mauritius
54,646 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
New Zealand
53,249 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mauritius rank
82nd
New Zealand rank
83rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Mauritius
  • New Zealand
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 54,646 rice milled equivalent against 53,249 rice milled equivalent in New Zealand, a difference of 1,397 rice milled equivalent.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 83rd of 179 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 66,079 rice milled equivalent 2,924 rice milled equivalent 63,155 rice milled equivalent Mauritius
1970s 69,328 rice milled equivalent -16,590 rice milled equivalent 85,918 rice milled equivalent Mauritius
1980s 78,484 rice milled equivalent -104,557 rice milled equivalent 183,040 rice milled equivalent Mauritius
1990s 74,900 rice milled equivalent -2,918 rice milled equivalent 77,819 rice milled equivalent Mauritius
2000s 66,425 rice milled equivalent 32,296 rice milled equivalent 34,129 rice milled equivalent Mauritius
2010s 59,079 rice milled equivalent 45,184 rice milled equivalent 13,895 rice milled equivalent Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Mauritius or New Zealand?
Mauritius, at 54,646 rice milled equivalent against 53,249 rice milled equivalent in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Mauritius and New Zealand?
1,397 rice milled equivalent, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Mauritius and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Mauritius ranks 82nd and New Zealand ranks 83rd 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.