Ecuador vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ecuador
-45
in 2018
South Africa
-52
in 2019
Ecuador rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports -45 against -52 in South Africa, a difference of 7.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 30,852 -39,235 70,086 Ecuador
2000s 516 8,857 8,341 South Africa
2010s 0.8333 5,318 5,317 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at -45 against -52 in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ecuador and South Africa?
7, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ecuador ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th 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.