Japan vs South Korea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate

Japan
14.31 % change on previous year
in 2013
South Korea
12.31 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan rank
81st
South Korea rank
84th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
-2000200400600800196219902019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 14.31 % change on previous year against 12.31 % change on previous year in South Korea, a difference of 2 % change on previous year.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 84th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 36.42 % change on previous year 25.4 % change on previous year 11.03 % change on previous year Japan
1970s 72.43 % change on previous year 67.92 % change on previous year 4.51 % change on previous year Japan
1980s -11.86 % change on previous year 76.36 % change on previous year 88.22 % change on previous year South Korea
1990s 113.4 % change on previous year 3.7 % change on previous year 109.7 % change on previous year Japan
2000s 9.91 % change on previous year 26.79 % change on previous year 16.88 % change on previous year South Korea
2010s 4.53 % change on previous year 35.71 % change on previous year 31.18 % change on previous year South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate, Japan or South Korea?
Japan, at 14.31 % change on previous year against 12.31 % change on previous year in South Korea as of 2013.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate between Japan and South Korea?
2 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
45 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2013.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 81st and South Korea ranks 84th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate. 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, milled, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
175 places, 6,811 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.