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

Philippines
2.96 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
1.32 million
in 2019
Philippines rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
4th

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

  • Philippines
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.96 million against 1.32 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.64 million.

That makes Philippines's figure about 2.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 188,293 128,633 59,660 Philippines
1970s 154,990 191,216 36,226 Saudi Arabia
1980s 104,361 398,694 294,333 Saudi Arabia
1990s 587,631 560,406 27,225 Philippines
2000s 1.41 million 933,519 472,958 Philippines
2010s 1.26 million 1.25 million 10,758 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?
Philippines, at 2.96 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 Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
1.64 million, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled, gaps filled?
Philippines ranks 1st 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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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.