Net food imports for rice, calculated from FAO trade data, serve as a proxy for national vulnerability to global food price shocks. The dataset contains country-level figures derived from import and export quantities in tonnes. It was compiled by the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) team using FAOSTAT.
Use Cases
- Ranking countries by food security risk using the net import metric for rice.
- Analyzing trends in national rice self-sufficiency by tracking import and export levels over time.
- Correlating net rice imports with economic or climate indicators at the country level.
Strengths
- Derived from FAOSTAT, a major authoritative source for agricultural statistics.
- Provides a specific, calculated metric (net imports) useful for comparative analysis.
Limitations
- The underlying import and export column data and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Data is aggregated at the country level, masking sub-national trade patterns.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and Livestock Products), compiled by Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR).
- Collection Method
- Net 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 coverage.