Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Iran?

Iran, at 1.42 million against 1.19 million in Benin as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iran?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Benin

1.19 million

in 2019

Iran

1.42 million

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Iran rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Benin
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.42 million against 1.19 million in Benin, a difference of 231,930.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Iran ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,233	14,062	8,829	Iran
1970s	6,209	151,376	145,167	Iran
1980s	36,714	21,766	14,948	Benin
1990s	160,836	6,982	153,855	Benin
2000s	369,097	816,122	447,024	Iran
2010s	595,247	1.31 million	713,296	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Iran?: Iran, at 1.42 million against 1.19 million in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Benin and Iran?: 231,930, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iran?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Benin ranks 6th and Iran ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 7,853 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 02 November 2026

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.