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

Portugal, at 96,975 against 88,509 in Netherlands as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

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

Netherlands

88,509

in 2019

Portugal

96,975

in 2019

Netherlands rank

5th

Portugal rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

Netherlands
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 96,975 against 88,509 in Netherlands, a difference of 8,466.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Netherlands ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 4th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-105,132	14,749	119,882	Portugal
1970s	-88,934	16,575	105,509	Portugal
1980s	-94,003	73,423	167,426	Portugal
1990s	-298,332	45,505	343,837	Portugal
2000s	-101,351	36,167	137,518	Portugal
2010s	-16,534	57,039	73,573	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Netherlands or Portugal?: Portugal, at 96,975 against 88,509 in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Netherlands and Portugal?: 8,466, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Portugal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?: Netherlands ranks 5th 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.