Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 1,457 against 1,268 in Malaysia as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?

189, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked

Malaysia

1,268

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

1,457

in 2019

Malaysia rank

45th

Papua New Guinea rank

44th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Malaysia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,457 against 1,268 in Malaysia, a difference of 189.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malaysia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th of 168 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	56,661	12,482	44,178	Malaysia
2010s	2,309	832.4	1,477	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 1,457 against 1,268 in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?: 189, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Malaysia ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 44th 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.