Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, China or Philippines?

Philippines, at 2.96 million against 2.39 million in China as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between China and Philippines?

567,040, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?

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.

China vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

China

2.39 million

in 2019

Philippines

2.96 million

in 2019

China rank

2nd

Philippines rank

1st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

China
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.96 million against 2.39 million in China, a difference of 567,040.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	421,722	188,293	233,429	China
1970s	389,711	154,990	234,721	China
1980s	690,716	104,361	586,354	China
1990s	764,807	587,631	177,175	China
2000s	762,239	1.41 million	644,238	Philippines
2010s	2.35 million	1.26 million	1.09 million	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, China or Philippines?: Philippines, at 2.96 million against 2.39 million in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between China and Philippines?: 567,040, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: China ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st 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.