What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

66, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?

20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.

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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Democratic Republic of the Congo

4,359

in 2019

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

4,293

in 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

29th

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

30th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Iran (Islamic Republic of)

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 4,359 against 4,293 in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 66.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 29th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 30th of 168 countries.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,566	706,706	703,141	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s	-9,803	191,087	200,890	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s	-20,183	-3,761	16,422	Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 4,359 against 4,293 in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 66, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2018.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 29th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 30th 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.