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

Portugal, at 96,975 against 83,806 in Italy as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Italy

83,806

in 2019

Portugal

96,975

in 2019

Italy rank

6th

Portugal rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Italy
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 96,975 against 83,806 in Italy, a difference of 13,169.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 4th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	754.22	14,749	13,995	Portugal
1970s	23,155	16,575	6,579	Italy
1980s	28,869	73,423	44,554	Portugal
1990s	10,395	45,505	35,110	Portugal
2000s	63,158	36,167	26,991	Italy
2010s	53,506	57,039	3,533	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Italy or Portugal?: Portugal, at 96,975 against 83,806 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Italy and Portugal?: 13,169, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Italy ranks 6th 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.

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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: 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.