China (People’s Republic of) vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

China (People’s Republic of)
2.39 million
in 2019
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
1.42 million
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
2nd
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
3rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 2.39 million against 1.42 million in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 969,130.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.7 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1960s 421,722 14,062 407,660 China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 389,711 151,376 238,335 China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 690,716 21,766 668,950 China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 764,807 6,982 757,825 China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 762,239 816,122 53,883 Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 2.35 million 1.31 million 1.04 million China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, China (People’s Republic of) or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
China (People’s Republic of), at 2.39 million against 1.42 million in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between China (People’s Republic of) and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
969,130, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 2nd and Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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

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.