India vs Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

India
-1,820
in 2019
Nigeria
-1,348
in 2019
India rank
116th
Nigeria rank
114th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • India
  • Nigeria
-500.0k-250.0k0250.0k500.0k196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1,348 against -1,820 in India, a difference of 472.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was India ahead.

India ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 168 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s -57,193 -6,288 50,904 Nigeria
2010s -107,045 -114.57 106,930 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, India or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -1,348 against -1,820 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between India and Nigeria?
472, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do India and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
India ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th 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.