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

China
22,828
in 2019
Philippines
27,643
in 2019
China rank
17th
Philippines rank
16th

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

  • China
  • Philippines
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k196119902019

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 27,643 against 22,828 in China, a difference of 4,815.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 16th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 1,066 -693.22 1,760 China
1970s -428.9 -1.1 427.8 Philippines
1980s 284.3 -72.7 357 China
1990s -2,351 -2,110 241.1 Philippines
2000s -13,787 547.4 14,334 Philippines
2010s 14,367 9,273 5,095 China

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 Philippines?
Philippines, at 27,643 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 Philippines?
4,815, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
China ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 16th 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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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.