Egypt vs Israel: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Egypt
-2
in 2019
Israel
-1
in 2019
Egypt rank
73rd
Israel rank
71st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Egypt
  • Israel
-75.0k-50.0k-25.0k025.0k196119902019

How they compare

Israel currently reports -1 against -2 in Egypt, a difference of 1.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Egypt ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 71st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Israel Difference Ahead
1960s -917.11 0 917.11 Israel
1970s -1.5 -0.2 1.3 Israel
1980s -20 3,750 3,770 Israel
1990s -282.5 3,889 4,172 Israel
2000s -464.2 -2,106 1,642 Egypt
2010s -17,263 -5,122 12,140 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Egypt or Israel?
Israel, at -1 against -2 in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Egypt and Israel?
1, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Israel?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Israel rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Egypt ranks 73rd and Israel ranks 71st 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.