Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Singapore
321,549 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Sri Lanka
398,998 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Singapore rank
34th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k196119902019

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

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.