Rwanda vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Rwanda
112,209 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Switzerland
119,053 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Rwanda rank
65th
Switzerland rank
63rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Rwanda
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 119,053 rice milled equivalent against 112,209 rice milled equivalent in Rwanda, a difference of 6,844 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Rwanda ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 85.11 rice milled equivalent 25,609 rice milled equivalent 25,524 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1970s 1,588 rice milled equivalent 23,404 rice milled equivalent 21,816 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1980s 6,000 rice milled equivalent 44,775 rice milled equivalent 38,774 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
1990s 8,732 rice milled equivalent 48,898 rice milled equivalent 40,166 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
2000s 14,999 rice milled equivalent 92,826 rice milled equivalent 77,827 rice milled equivalent Switzerland
2010s 95,110 rice milled equivalent 119,609 rice milled equivalent 24,499 rice milled equivalent Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Rwanda or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 119,053 rice milled equivalent against 112,209 rice milled equivalent in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Rwanda and Switzerland?
6,844 rice milled equivalent, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Rwanda ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 63rd 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.