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

El Salvador
72,885
in 2019
Turkey
60,017
in 2019
El Salvador rank
10th
Turkey rank
11th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • El Salvador
  • Turkey
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k196119902019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 72,885 against 60,017 in Turkey, a difference of 12,868.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s -2,812 -18,646 15,834 El Salvador
1970s -8,403 -47,950 39,547 El Salvador
1980s -5,618 -244,546 238,928 El Salvador
1990s 14,782 -541,095 555,877 El Salvador
2000s 70,734 -122,199 192,933 El Salvador
2010s 68,150 140,553 72,403 Turkey

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 Turkey?
El Salvador, at 72,885 against 60,017 in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between El Salvador and Turkey?
12,868, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
El Salvador ranks 10th and Turkey ranks 11th 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.