Somalia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Somalia
455,799 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
473,046 rice milled equivalent
in 2017
Somalia rank
29th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
26th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Somalia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 473,046 rice milled equivalent against 455,799 rice milled equivalent in Somalia, a difference of 17,247 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 29th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 26th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 21,281 rice milled equivalent 3,604 rice milled equivalent 17,677 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1970s 27,969 rice milled equivalent 1,314 rice milled equivalent 26,655 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1980s 73,263 rice milled equivalent 9,231 rice milled equivalent 64,032 rice milled equivalent Somalia
1990s 87,000 rice milled equivalent 715.75 rice milled equivalent 86,284 rice milled equivalent Somalia
2010s 318,304 rice milled equivalent 385,032 rice milled equivalent 66,728 rice milled equivalent Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Somalia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 473,046 rice milled equivalent against 455,799 rice milled equivalent in Somalia as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
17,247 rice milled equivalent, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
35 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Somalia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Somalia ranks 29th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 26th 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.