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

Brazil
91,430
in 2019
Guatemala
108,982
in 2019
Brazil rank
9th
Guatemala rank
8th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Brazil
  • Guatemala
-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 108,982 against 91,430 in Brazil, a difference of 17,552.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Guatemala ranks 8th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s 7 282.67 275.67 Guatemala
1970s 250.9 341.4 90.5 Guatemala
1980s 47,847 80.5 47,767 Brazil
1990s 278,191 12,603 265,588 Brazil
2000s 164,092 71,092 92,999 Brazil
2010s -5.05 million 94,755 5.15 million Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 108,982 against 91,430 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Guatemala?
17,552, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Guatemala?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Guatemala rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 9th and Guatemala ranks 8th 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.