Mozambique vs Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Mozambique
946,109 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nigeria
843,635 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mozambique rank
11th
Nigeria rank
13th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
01.0M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 946,109 rice milled equivalent against 843,635 rice milled equivalent in Nigeria, a difference of 102,474 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s -18,310 rice milled equivalent 1,098 rice milled equivalent 19,408 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
1970s 12,473 rice milled equivalent 161,059 rice milled equivalent 148,586 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
1980s 80,412 rice milled equivalent 413,089 rice milled equivalent 332,677 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
1990s 63,520 rice milled equivalent 431,072 rice milled equivalent 367,552 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
2000s 256,432 rice milled equivalent 1.22 million rice milled equivalent 965,701 rice milled equivalent Nigeria
2010s 527,373 rice milled equivalent 1.38 million rice milled equivalent 849,012 rice milled equivalent Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Mozambique or Nigeria?
Mozambique, at 946,109 rice milled equivalent against 843,635 rice milled equivalent in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Mozambique and Nigeria?
102,474 rice milled equivalent, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Mozambique ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th 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.