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

Taiwan, China, at 73,919 against 59,293 in Italy as of 2019.

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

14,626, with Taiwan, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan, China?

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.

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

Italy

59,293

in 2019

Taiwan, China

73,919

in 2019

Italy rank

60th

Taiwan, China rank

58th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Italy
Taiwan, China

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 73,919 against 59,293 in Italy, a difference of 14,626.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Italy ranks 60th and Taiwan, China ranks 58th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan, China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Taiwan, China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	148.33	13,518	13,369	Taiwan, China
1970s	653.5	16,267	15,613	Taiwan, China
1980s	21,329	3,465	17,864	Italy
1990s	20,727	2,644	18,084	Italy
2000s	18,429	41,877	23,449	Taiwan, China
2010s	46,752	74,243	27,490	Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Italy or Taiwan, China?: Taiwan, China, at 73,919 against 59,293 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Italy and Taiwan, China?: 14,626, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan, China?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Taiwan, China rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Italy ranks 60th and Taiwan, China ranks 58th 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.