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

Iraq, at 1.29 million against 1.19 million in Benin as of 2019.

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

48 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 Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Benin

1.19 million

in 2019

Iraq

1.29 million

in 2019

Benin rank

6th

Iraq rank

5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Benin
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.29 million against 1.19 million in Benin, a difference of 99,940.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Benin ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5,233	-67,329	72,562	Benin
1970s	6,209	145,869	139,660	Iraq
1980s	36,714	446,569	409,855	Iraq
1990s	160,836	451,800	290,964	Iraq
2000s	165,489	817,772	652,283	Iraq
2010s	835,391	1.09 million	259,361	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Benin or Iraq?: Iraq, at 1.29 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 Iraq?: 99,940, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iraq?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Benin ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 5th 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: 10 August 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.