Net imports of husked rice for countries, calculated from FAOSTAT trade data. This dataset serves as a proxy for national vulnerability to global food price fluctuations. It is compiled by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) using World Bank data.
Use Cases
- Analyze national food security vulnerability using net import levels.
- Model correlations between rice trade balances and global price indices.
- Track changes in country-level rice import dependency over time.
Strengths
- Derived from the authoritative FAOSTAT database.
- Provides a standardized metric (net imports in tonnes) for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- Specific row count, time range, and geographic coverage are unknown.
- Limited to a single crop (husked rice), not a broader food basket.
- Relies on aggregated national trade data, not sub-national or transactional details.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and Livestock Products) via World Bank.
- Collection Method
- Net food imports calculated by subtracting export level (tonnes) from import level (tonnes).
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Country-level, specific countries unknown.