What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between United Arab Emirates and United States?

7,697, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?

18 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

United Arab Emirates vs United States: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken

United Arab Emirates

-94,810

in 2019

United States

-87,113

in 2019

United Arab Emirates rank

145th

United States rank

143rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken over time

United Arab Emirates
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports -87,113 against -94,810 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 7,697.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 145th and United States ranks 143rd of 168 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United Arab Emirates	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-2,184	-463,922	461,737	United Arab Emirates
2010s	-39,758	-141,409	101,651	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, broken, United Arab Emirates or United States?: United States, at -87,113 against -94,810 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, broken between United Arab Emirates and United States?: 7,697, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and United States?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do United Arab Emirates and United States rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?: United Arab Emirates ranks 145th and United States ranks 143rd 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: 24 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.