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

Iran, at 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Iraq as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran 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.

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

Iran

1.42 million

in 2019

Iraq

1.29 million

in 2019

Iran rank

3rd

Iraq rank

5th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Iran
Iraq

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Iraq, a difference of 131,990.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iran ranks 3rd and Iraq ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14,062	-67,329	81,391	Iran
1970s	151,376	145,869	5,507	Iran
1980s	21,766	446,569	424,803	Iraq
1990s	6,982	451,800	444,818	Iraq
2000s	654,398	817,772	163,374	Iraq
2010s	1.44 million	1.09 million	345,868	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Iran or Iraq?: Iran, at 1.42 million against 1.29 million in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Iran and Iraq?: 131,990, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Iran ranks 3rd 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: 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.