Brazil vs El Salvador: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Brazil
91,430
in 2019
El Salvador
72,885
in 2019
Brazil rank
9th
El Salvador rank
10th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Brazil
  • El Salvador
-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 91,430 against 72,885 in El Salvador, a difference of 18,545.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 7 -2,812 2,819 Brazil
1970s 250.9 -8,403 8,654 Brazil
1980s 47,847 -5,618 53,465 Brazil
1990s 278,191 14,782 263,409 Brazil
2000s 164,092 70,734 93,358 Brazil
2010s -5.05 million 68,150 5.12 million El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or El Salvador?
Brazil, at 91,430 against 72,885 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and El Salvador?
18,545, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 168 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. 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
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 6,315 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.