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

El Salvador
72,885
in 2019
Nicaragua
115,367
in 2019
El Salvador rank
10th
Nicaragua rank
7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 115,367 against 72,885 in El Salvador, a difference of 42,482.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Nicaragua ranks 7th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 23,082 17,790 5,292 El Salvador
2000s 70,734 119,890 49,157 Nicaragua
2010s 68,150 115,898 47,748 Nicaragua

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 Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 115,367 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 Nicaragua?
42,482, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
El Salvador ranks 10th 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.