Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Japan or Kenya?

Japan, at 667,675 against 576,511 in Kenya as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?

53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.

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.

Japan vs Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Japan

667,675

in 2013

Kenya

576,511

in 2019

Japan rank

13th

Kenya rank

15th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Japan
Kenya

How they compare

Japan currently reports 667,675 against 576,511 in Kenya, a difference of 91,164.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	360,258	3,299	356,959	Japan
1970s	31,338	1,760	29,578	Japan
1980s	17,024	19,676	2,652	Kenya
1990s	194,313	34,066	160,247	Japan
2000s	524,868	121,319	403,550	Japan
2010s	648,352	310,090	338,262	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Japan or Kenya?: Japan, at 667,675 against 576,511 in Kenya as of 2013.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Japan and Kenya?: 91,164, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Japan ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 15th 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.