Japan vs United States: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, gaps filled

Japan
667,675
in 2013
United States
770,146
in 2019
Japan rank
13th
United States rank
12th

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

  • Japan
  • United States
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States currently reports 770,146 against 667,675 in Japan, a difference of 102,471.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 13th and United States ranks 12th of 179 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1960s 360,258 -1.14 million 1.50 million Japan
1970s 31,338 -1.13 million 1.17 million Japan
1980s 17,024 -1.71 million 1.73 million Japan
1990s 194,313 -1.17 million 1.37 million Japan
2000s 524,868 -141,192 666,061 Japan
2010s 648,352 353,376 294,975 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, Japan or United States?
United States, at 770,146 against 667,675 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled between Japan and United States?
102,471, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 13th and United States ranks 12th 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.