Japan vs Nepal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Japan
6,435
in 2019
Nepal
7,023
in 2019
Japan rank
24th
Nepal rank
23rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

  • Japan
  • Nepal
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119902019

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 7,023 against 6,435 in Japan, a difference of 588.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 23rd of 168 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nepal Difference Ahead
1960s 74,419 -22.78 74,442 Japan
1970s 3,321 0 3,321 Japan
1980s 15,023 -87.8 15,110 Japan
1990s 91,852 69.2 91,783 Japan
2000s 30,494 715.3 29,778 Japan
2010s 9,304 2,499 6,805 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Japan or Nepal?
Nepal, at 7,023 against 6,435 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Japan and Nepal?
588, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Japan ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 23rd 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

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.