Jamaica vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Jamaica
4,780
in 2019
Portugal
1,779
in 2019
Jamaica rank
22nd
Portugal rank
25th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Jamaica
- Portugal
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 4,780 against 1,779 in Portugal, a difference of 3,001.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.7 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 25th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -23.56 | -30.11 | 6.56 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 401.9 | 10,616 | 10,214 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 7,739 | 7,525 | 213.6 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 231 | 30,372 | 30,140 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 21,026 | -15,976 | 37,002 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 10,938 | 7,239 | 3,699 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Jamaica or Portugal?
- Jamaica, at 4,780 against 1,779 in Portugal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Jamaica and Portugal?
- 3,001, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Portugal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.