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

Somalia
455,799 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Sri Lanka
398,998 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Somalia rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 455,799 rice milled equivalent against 398,998 rice milled equivalent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 56,801 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Somalia ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 179 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 21,281 rice milled equivalent 449,803 rice milled equivalent 428,522 rice milled equivalent Sri Lanka
1970s 27,969 rice milled equivalent 357,159 rice milled equivalent 329,190 rice milled equivalent Sri Lanka
1980s 73,263 rice milled equivalent 152,986 rice milled equivalent 79,723 rice milled equivalent Sri Lanka
1990s 87,000 rice milled equivalent 170,385 rice milled equivalent 83,385 rice milled equivalent Sri Lanka
2010s 364,309 rice milled equivalent 424,312 rice milled equivalent 60,002 rice milled equivalent Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Somalia, at 455,799 rice milled equivalent against 398,998 rice milled equivalent in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
56,801 rice milled equivalent, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
38 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Somalia ranks 29th 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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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.