How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?

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.

Netherlands vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled

Netherlands

44,999

in 2019

Switzerland

43,515

in 2019

Netherlands rank

66th

Switzerland rank

68th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled over time

Netherlands
Switzerland

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 44,999 against 43,515 in Switzerland, a difference of 1,484.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 179 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-144,896	5,850	150,746	Switzerland
1970s	-159,657	7,304	166,961	Switzerland
1980s	-210,111	20,578	230,689	Switzerland
1990s	-332,853	15,816	348,669	Switzerland
2000s	-156,201	29,440	185,641	Switzerland
2010s	-50,991	39,816	90,806	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, milled, Netherlands or Switzerland?: Netherlands, at 44,999 against 43,515 in Switzerland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, milled between Netherlands and Switzerland?: 1,484, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, milled?: Netherlands ranks 66th and Switzerland ranks 68th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Netherlands vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-milled/netherlands/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-milled/netherlands/switzerland/">Netherlands vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.