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

El Salvador
72,885
in 2019
Guatemala
108,982
in 2019
El Salvador rank
10th
Guatemala rank
8th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 108,982 against 72,885 in El Salvador, a difference of 36,097.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Guatemala ranks 8th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1960s -2,812 282.67 3,094 Guatemala
1970s -8,403 341.4 8,744 Guatemala
1980s -5,618 80.5 5,698 Guatemala
1990s 14,782 12,603 2,180 El Salvador
2000s 70,734 71,092 358.6 Guatemala
2010s 68,150 94,755 26,606 Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 108,982 against 72,885 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between El Salvador and Guatemala?
36,097, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
El Salvador ranks 10th 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.