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
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
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.