Nigeria vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Nigeria
843,635 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United States of America
839,229 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nigeria rank
13th
United States of America rank
14th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Nigeria
- United States of America
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 843,635 rice milled equivalent against 839,229 rice milled equivalent in United States of America, a difference of 4,406 rice milled equivalent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,098 rice milled equivalent | -1.14 million rice milled equivalent | 1.14 million rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 161,059 rice milled equivalent | -1.12 million rice milled equivalent | 1.29 million rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 413,089 rice milled equivalent | -1.71 million rice milled equivalent | 2.12 million rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 431,072 rice milled equivalent | -1.15 million rice milled equivalent | 1.58 million rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.22 million rice milled equivalent | -86,431 rice milled equivalent | 1.31 million rice milled equivalent | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.38 million rice milled equivalent | 544,808 rice milled equivalent | 831,577 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 United States of America?
- Nigeria, at 843,635 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 Nigeria and United States of America?
- 4,406 rice milled equivalent, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Nigeria ranks 13th 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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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.