Malaysia vs Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

Malaysia
9,813
in 2019
Thailand
12,165
in 2019
Malaysia rank
36th
Thailand rank
34th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 12,165 against 9,813 in Malaysia, a difference of 2,352.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 10,960 -5.75 10,965 Malaysia
2000s 32,555 49.3 32,506 Malaysia
2010s 7,918 3,234 4,684 Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, Malaysia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 12,165 against 9,813 in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between Malaysia and Thailand?
2,352, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Malaysia ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th 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.