Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Japan or Liberia?

Liberia, at 25,135 against 20,247 in Japan as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

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

Japan

20,247

in 2019

Liberia

25,135

in 2019

Japan rank

28th

Liberia rank

25th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

Japan
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 25,135 against 20,247 in Japan, a difference of 4,888.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.

Japan ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 25th of 168 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-3.67	-4.89	1.22	Japan
1970s	4,810	-76.3	4,886	Japan
1980s	10,326	-164.6	10,490	Japan
1990s	30,127	0	30,127	Japan
2000s	107,142	1,558	105,583	Japan
2010s	18,966	17,475	1,491	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Japan or Liberia?: Liberia, at 25,135 against 20,247 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Japan and Liberia?: 4,888, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: Japan ranks 28th and Liberia ranks 25th of 168 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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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.