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

Pakistan
10,474
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
11,765
in 2019
Pakistan rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

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

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

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 11,765 against 10,474 in Pakistan, a difference of 1,291.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Pakistan ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s -15,575 -3 15,572 Saudi Arabia
1980s -21,274 -1,040 20,234 Saudi Arabia
1990s -334.5 222.3 556.8 Saudi Arabia
2000s -2,368 27,034 29,402 Saudi Arabia
2010s 15,016 17,262 2,245 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, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 11,765 against 10,474 in Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
1,291, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, gaps filled?
Pakistan ranks 20th 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
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.