FAOSTAT data provides net food import figures for milled rice, calculated as imports minus exports in tonnes. This dataset serves as a proxy for assessing a country's vulnerability to fluctuations in global food prices. It is compiled by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) team using FAO statistics.
Use Cases
- Modeling a country's vulnerability to global rice price shocks using its net import quantity.
- Analyzing trends in national rice self-sufficiency over time via import and export levels.
- Correlating net rice imports with domestic production or consumption data from other sources.
Strengths
- Data derived from the authoritative FAOSTAT database.
- Provides a specific, policy-relevant metric for food security.
Limitations
- The dataset scope is limited to a single commodity: milled rice.
- Underlying import/export column data and temporal coverage are not specified.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations).
- Collection Method
- Calculated by subtracting Export level (tonnes) from Import level (tonnes) under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Country-level, global coverage implied.