Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 398,998 rice milled equivalent against 321,549 rice milled equivalent in Singapore, a difference of 77,449 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Singapore ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 305,798 rice milled equivalent | 449,803 rice milled equivalent | 144,005 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 234,136 rice milled equivalent | 357,159 rice milled equivalent | 123,024 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -104,392 rice milled equivalent | 152,986 rice milled equivalent | 257,378 rice milled equivalent | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 265,907 rice milled equivalent | 168,969 rice milled equivalent | 96,939 rice milled equivalent | Singapore |
| 2000s | 346,105 rice milled equivalent | 80,748 rice milled equivalent | 265,358 rice milled equivalent | Singapore |
| 2010s | 362,848 rice milled equivalent | 266,497 rice milled equivalent | 96,351 rice milled equivalent | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 398,998 rice milled equivalent against 321,549 rice milled equivalent in Singapore as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 77,449 rice milled equivalent, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Singapore ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd 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.