Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled

Iraq
1.29 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.32 million
in 2019
Iraq rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled over time

  • Iraq
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.32 million against 1.29 million in Iraq, a difference of 31,400.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Iraq ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s -67,329 128,633 195,963 Saudi Arabia
1970s 145,869 191,216 45,347 Saudi Arabia
1980s 446,569 398,694 47,874 Iraq
1990s 451,800 560,406 108,606 Saudi Arabia
2000s 817,772 836,705 18,933 Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.09 million 1.21 million 113,338 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.32 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 Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
31,400, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Iraq ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,905 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.