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

Egypt
-2
in 2019
Sri Lanka
-2
in 2019
Egypt rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
73rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Egypt
  • Sri Lanka
-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports -2 against -2 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Egypt ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 73rd of 168 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s -917.11 0 917.11 Sri Lanka
1970s -1.5 5.8 7.3 Sri Lanka
1980s -20 13.1 33.1 Sri Lanka
1990s -282.5 1,245 1,528 Sri Lanka
2000s -464.2 109.7 573.9 Sri Lanka
2010s -17,263 38.6 17,301 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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

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.