Net food imports for rice paddy, calculated by subtracting export levels from import levels in tonnes. Data originates from FAOSTAT under the Trade: Crops and Livestock Products domain. The dataset is provided by the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) as a proxy for national vulnerability to global food prices.
Use Cases
- Modeling national food security risk by analyzing net_import values for rice paddy across countries.
- Forecasting trade balance trends using time-series data on import and export levels in tonnes.
- Correlating net_import figures with global rice price indices to assess economic vulnerability.
Strengths
- Data derived from the authoritative FAOSTAT database.
- Provides a specific metric for a globally critical staple crop.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Limited to rice paddy, excluding other food commodities.
Provenance
- Source
- FAOSTAT (Trade: Crops and Livestock Products), aggregated by World Bank CCDR.
- Collection Method
- Net imports calculated from reported import and export levels in tonnes.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Country-level, global coverage implied.