China vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
China
2.39 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.32 million
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Saudi Arabia rank
4th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.39 million against 1.32 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.07 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 421,722 | 128,633 | 293,089 | China |
| 1970s | 389,711 | 191,216 | 198,495 | China |
| 1980s | 690,716 | 398,694 | 292,021 | China |
| 1990s | 764,807 | 560,406 | 204,401 | China |
| 2000s | 762,239 | 933,519 | 171,280 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.35 million | 1.25 million | 1.10 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, China or Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 2.39 million against 1.32 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.07 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
- China ranks 2nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.