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

China
22,828
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
11,765
in 2019
China rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

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

  • China
  • Saudi Arabia
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k196119902019

How they compare

China currently reports 22,828 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 11,063.

That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

China ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,066 0 1,066 China
1970s -428.9 -3 425.9 Saudi Arabia
1980s 284.3 -1,040 1,324 China
1990s -2,351 222.3 2,573 Saudi Arabia
2000s -13,787 27,034 40,821 Saudi Arabia
2010s 14,367 17,262 2,894 Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
China, at 22,828 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled between China and Saudi Arabia?
11,063, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
China ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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
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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.