Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Brazil or Portugal?

Brazil, at 262,230 against 96,975 in Portugal as of 2019.

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

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 Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Brazil

262,230

in 2019

Portugal

96,975

in 2019

Brazil rank

2nd

Portugal rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Brazil
Portugal

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 262,230 against 96,975 in Portugal, a difference of 165,255.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.7 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Brazil ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 4th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	26.67	14,749	14,723	Portugal
1970s	8,090	16,575	8,486	Portugal
1980s	34,967	73,423	38,456	Portugal
1990s	103,497	45,505	57,992	Brazil
2000s	204,826	36,167	168,659	Brazil
2010s	-4.91 million	57,039	4.97 million	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Brazil or Portugal?: Brazil, at 262,230 against 96,975 in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Brazil and Portugal?: 165,255, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Brazil ranks 2nd and Portugal ranks 4th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Brazil vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-husked/brazil/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-husked/brazil/portugal/">Brazil vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 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.