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

Saudi Arabia, at 1.32 million against 1.29 million in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

31,400, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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.

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

Iraq

1.29 million

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

1.32 million

in 2019

Iraq rank

5th

Saudi Arabia rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Iraq
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.32 million against 1.29 million in Iraq, a difference of 31,400.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Iraq ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-67,329	128,633	195,963	Saudi Arabia
1970s	145,869	191,216	45,347	Saudi Arabia
1980s	446,569	398,694	47,874	Iraq
1990s	451,800	560,406	108,606	Saudi Arabia
2000s	817,772	836,705	18,933	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1.09 million	1.21 million	113,338	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 1.32 million against 1.29 million in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 31,400, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Iraq ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th 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: 24 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.