Mozambique vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Mozambique
946,109 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United States of America
839,229 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mozambique rank
11th
United States of America rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Mozambique
  • United States of America
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196119902019

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 946,109 rice milled equivalent against 839,229 rice milled equivalent in United States of America, a difference of 106,880 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

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

Mozambique ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s -18,310 rice milled equivalent -1.14 million rice milled equivalent 1.12 million rice milled equivalent Mozambique
1970s 12,473 rice milled equivalent -1.12 million rice milled equivalent 1.14 million rice milled equivalent Mozambique
1980s 80,412 rice milled equivalent -1.71 million rice milled equivalent 1.79 million rice milled equivalent Mozambique
1990s 63,520 rice milled equivalent -1.15 million rice milled equivalent 1.21 million rice milled equivalent Mozambique
2000s 256,432 rice milled equivalent -86,431 rice milled equivalent 342,863 rice milled equivalent Mozambique
2010s 527,373 rice milled equivalent 544,808 rice milled equivalent 17,435 rice milled equivalent United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Mozambique or United States of America?
Mozambique, at 946,109 rice milled equivalent against 839,229 rice milled equivalent in United States of America as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Mozambique and United States of America?
106,880 rice milled equivalent, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and United States of America?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Mozambique and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Mozambique ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 14th 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.