Malawi vs Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Malawi
115,890
in 2019
Nicaragua
122,099
in 2019
Malawi rank
104th
Nicaragua rank
101st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k199420062019

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 122,099 against 115,890 in Malawi, a difference of 6,209.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Malawi ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 18,680 100,500 81,820 Nicaragua
2000s 69,204 111,313 42,109 Nicaragua
2010s 164,467 126,196 38,271 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 122,099 against 115,890 in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Malawi and Nicaragua?
6,209, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Malawi ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 101st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat. 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
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 7,821 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.