Iran vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Iran
1.42 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.32 million
in 2019
Iran rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
4th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled over time
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.42 million against 1.32 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 100,590.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iran ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,062 | 128,633 | 114,572 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 151,376 | 191,216 | 39,840 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 21,766 | 398,694 | 376,929 | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6,982 | 560,406 | 553,424 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 816,122 | 933,519 | 117,398 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.31 million | 1.25 million | 59,215 | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Iran, at 1.42 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 Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 100,590, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
- Iran ranks 3rd 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.