Somalia vs Taïwan: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Somalia
3
in 2018
Taïwan
2
in 2019
Somalia rank
54th
Taïwan rank
57th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Somalia
  • Taïwan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 3 against 2 in Taïwan, a difference of 1.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Taïwan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 54th and Taïwan ranks 57th of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Taïwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Taïwan Difference Ahead
1960s -2.89 -11.11 8.22 Somalia
1970s -10.8 0 10.8 Taïwan
1980s 734.3 10 724.3 Somalia
1990s 0 0 0
2010s 3 -4 7 Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Somalia or Taïwan?
Somalia, at 3 against 2 in Taïwan as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Somalia and Taïwan?
1, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Taïwan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Somalia and Taïwan rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Somalia ranks 54th and Taïwan ranks 57th 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.