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

Nigeria, at 798,588 against 667,675 in Japan as of 2019.

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

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 Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Japan

667,675

in 2013

Nigeria

798,588

in 2019

Japan rank

13th

Nigeria rank

11th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Japan
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 798,588 against 667,675 in Japan, a difference of 130,913.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	360,258	1,098	359,160	Japan
1970s	31,338	161,059	129,721	Nigeria
1980s	17,024	413,089	396,065	Nigeria
1990s	194,313	431,072	236,759	Nigeria
2000s	524,868	1.17 million	643,326	Nigeria
2010s	648,352	2.12 million	1.48 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Japan or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 798,588 against 667,675 in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Japan and Nigeria?: 130,913, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Japan ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th 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.