Gambia vs Tanzania: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Gambia
-96
in 2018
Tanzania
-108
in 2019
Gambia rank
93rd
Tanzania rank
96th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Gambia
  • Tanzania
-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k050.0k199920092019

How they compare

Gambia currently reports -96 against -108 in Tanzania, a difference of 12.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Tanzania ahead.

Gambia ranks 93rd and Tanzania ranks 96th of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 74 392 318 Tanzania
2000s 8,315 -439.38 8,754 Gambia
2010s -36.6 -43,411 43,375 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Gambia or Tanzania?
Gambia, at -96 against -108 in Tanzania as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Gambia and Tanzania?
12, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Gambia ranks 93rd and Tanzania ranks 96th 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.