Afghanistan vs Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Afghanistan
209,722 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kuwait
258,782 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
45th
Kuwait rank
42nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 258,782 rice milled equivalent against 209,722 rice milled equivalent in Afghanistan, a difference of 49,060 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Kuwait ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 179 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 29,173 rice milled equivalent 185,743 rice milled equivalent 156,570 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
2010s 229,120 rice milled equivalent 222,082 rice milled equivalent 7,038 rice milled equivalent Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 258,782 rice milled equivalent against 209,722 rice milled equivalent in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Afghanistan and Kuwait?
49,060 rice milled equivalent, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kuwait?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Kuwait rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Afghanistan ranks 45th and Kuwait ranks 42nd 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, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.