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
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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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.