Iran vs Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Iran
1.42 million
in 2019
Iraq
1.29 million
in 2019
Iran rank
3rd
Iraq rank
5th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Iraq, a difference of 131,990.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,062 | -67,329 | 81,391 | Iran |
| 1970s | 151,376 | 145,869 | 5,507 | Iran |
| 1980s | 21,766 | 446,569 | 424,803 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 6,982 | 451,800 | 444,818 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 654,398 | 817,772 | 163,374 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.44 million | 1.09 million | 345,868 | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Iraq as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled between Iran and Iraq?
- 131,990, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 5th 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.