Nigeria vs Senegal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Nigeria
843,635 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Senegal
891,565 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nigeria rank
13th
Senegal rank
12th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 891,565 rice milled equivalent against 843,635 rice milled equivalent in Nigeria, a difference of 47,930 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and Senegal ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,098 rice milled equivalent | 146,868 rice milled equivalent | 145,770 rice milled equivalent | Senegal |
| 1970s | 161,059 rice milled equivalent | 205,009 rice milled equivalent | 43,951 rice milled equivalent | Senegal |
| 1980s | 413,089 rice milled equivalent | 343,695 rice milled equivalent | 69,394 rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 431,072 rice milled equivalent | 448,175 rice milled equivalent | 17,104 rice milled equivalent | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.22 million rice milled equivalent | 813,500 rice milled equivalent | 408,633 rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.38 million rice milled equivalent | 1.03 million rice milled equivalent | 349,747 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, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 891,565 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 Nigeria and Senegal?
- 47,930 rice milled equivalent, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Nigeria ranks 13th 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
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.