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

Netherlands
88,509
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
69,897
in 2019
Netherlands rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, husked over time

  • Netherlands
  • Saudi Arabia
-1.0M-750.0k-500.0k-250.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 88,509 against 69,897 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 18,612.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Netherlands ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s -105,132 0 105,132 Saudi Arabia
1970s -88,934 12,189 101,123 Saudi Arabia
1980s -94,003 796.6 94,799 Saudi Arabia
1990s -298,332 53.2 298,385 Saudi Arabia
2000s -101,351 8,014 109,366 Saudi Arabia
2010s -16,534 26,626 43,160 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, husked, Netherlands or Saudi Arabia?
Netherlands, at 88,509 against 69,897 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, husked between Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
18,612, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, husked?
Netherlands ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th 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.