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

Italy
16,653
in 2019
Japan
20,247
in 2019
Italy rank
30th
Japan rank
27th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 20,247 against 16,653 in Italy, a difference of 3,594.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 30th and Japan ranks 27th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 249.11 -3.67 252.78 Italy
1970s -2,434 4,810 7,244 Japan
1980s -31,123 10,326 41,449 Japan
1990s 533.3 30,127 29,594 Japan
2000s 2,206 107,142 104,936 Japan
2010s 8,326 19,028 10,702 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 20,247 against 16,653 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Italy and Japan?
3,594, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Italy ranks 30th 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.