Colombia vs Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Colombia
128,753
in 2019
Nicaragua
115,367
in 2019
Colombia rank
6th
Nicaragua rank
7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Colombia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 128,753 against 115,367 in Nicaragua, a difference of 13,386.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 7th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 154,346 38,758 115,588 Colombia
2000s 8,559 119,890 111,332 Nicaragua
2010s 45,788 115,898 70,110 Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Colombia or Nicaragua?
Colombia, at 128,753 against 115,367 in Nicaragua as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Colombia and Nicaragua?
13,386, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Colombia ranks 6th and Nicaragua ranks 7th 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.