China vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled

China
22,828
in 2019
Italy
45,372
in 2019
China rank
17th
Italy rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 45,372 against 22,828 in China, a difference of 22,544.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times China's.

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

China ranks 17th and Italy ranks 14th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 1,066 1,117 50.44 Italy
1970s -428.9 43,916 44,344 Italy
1980s 284.3 42,382 42,098 Italy
1990s -2,351 22,067 24,418 Italy
2000s -13,787 29,123 42,910 Italy
2010s 14,367 32,030 17,663 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled, China or Italy?
Italy, at 45,372 against 22,828 in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled between China and Italy?
22,544, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
China ranks 17th and Italy ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy, gaps filled. 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, paddy, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 6,405 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy with 90 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.