Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Australia or Paraguay?

Australia, at -2.86 million against -2.99 million in Paraguay as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?

20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Paraguay: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Australia

-2.86 million

in 2019

Paraguay

-2.99 million

in 2019

Australia rank

164th

Paraguay rank

165th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Australia
Paraguay

How they compare

Australia currently reports -2.86 million against -2.99 million in Paraguay, a difference of 134,180.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.

Australia ranks 164th and Paraguay ranks 165th of 167 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-3.21 million	-188,530	3.02 million	Paraguay
2000s	-3.50 million	-940,993	2.55 million	Paraguay
2010s	-4.60 million	-2.13 million	2.47 million	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Australia or Paraguay?: Australia, at -2.86 million against -2.99 million in Paraguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Australia and Paraguay?: 134,180, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Australia ranks 164th and Paraguay ranks 165th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.