Bhutan vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Bhutan
23,438
in 2019
Japan
20,247
in 2019
Bhutan rank
25th
Japan rank
27th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • Bhutan
  • Japan
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 23,438 against 20,247 in Japan, a difference of 3,191.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Japan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th of 167 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Japan Difference Ahead
1990s -39.5 23,065 23,104 Japan
2010s 10,996 19,028 8,032 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Bhutan or Japan?
Bhutan, at 23,438 against 20,247 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Bhutan and Japan?
3,191, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Japan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Bhutan and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Bhutan ranks 25th and Japan ranks 27th 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

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.