South Africa vs Vietnam: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita

South Africa
0.0306 units per person
in 2019
Vietnam
0.0274 units per person
in 2019
South Africa rank
85th
Vietnam rank
88th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Vietnam
00.020.040.06196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0306 units per person against 0.0274 units per person in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0032 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 85th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0102 units per person 0 units per person 0.0102 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.0006 units per person 0.0061 units per person 0.0055 units per person Vietnam
1980s 0.0039 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0026 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0162 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0156 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0195 units per person 0.0112 units per person 0.0082 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0292 units per person 0.0311 units per person 0.0019 units per person Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita, South Africa or Vietnam?
South Africa, at 0.0306 units per person against 0.0274 units per person in Vietnam as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita between South Africa and Vietnam?
0.0032 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Vietnam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do South Africa and Vietnam rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
South Africa ranks 85th and Vietnam ranks 88th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. 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 - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.