Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Brazil or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 285,890 against 262,230 in Brazil as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Brazil and Republic of Korea?

23,660, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Korea?

59 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, husked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Republic of Korea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Brazil

262,230

in 2019

Republic of Korea

285,890

in 2019

Brazil rank

2nd

Republic of Korea rank

1st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Brazil
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 285,890 against 262,230 in Brazil, a difference of 23,660.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26.67	44,612	44,585	Republic of Korea
1970s	8,090	389,506	381,417	Republic of Korea
1980s	34,967	310,470	275,503	Republic of Korea
1990s	103,497	36,192	67,305	Brazil
2000s	204,826	182,306	22,520	Brazil
2010s	-4.91 million	314,116	5.22 million	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Brazil or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 285,890 against 262,230 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Brazil and Republic of Korea?: 23,660, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Korea?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Republic of Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Brazil ranks 2nd and Republic of Korea ranks 1st 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, husked. 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, husked
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 5,950 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.