Algeria vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Algeria
125,237 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Portugal
135,861 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Algeria rank
61st
Portugal rank
60th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Algeria
  • Portugal
-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 135,861 rice milled equivalent against 125,237 rice milled equivalent in Algeria, a difference of 10,624 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Algeria ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s -55,920 rice milled equivalent 20,424 rice milled equivalent 76,344 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1970s -7,692 rice milled equivalent 43,488 rice milled equivalent 51,180 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1980s 25,879 rice milled equivalent 75,698 rice milled equivalent 49,819 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1990s 37,740 rice milled equivalent 93,297 rice milled equivalent 55,557 rice milled equivalent Portugal
2000s 69,864 rice milled equivalent 57,276 rice milled equivalent 12,588 rice milled equivalent Algeria
2010s 115,853 rice milled equivalent 95,260 rice milled equivalent 20,593 rice milled equivalent Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Algeria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 135,861 rice milled equivalent against 125,237 rice milled equivalent in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Algeria and Portugal?
10,624 rice milled equivalent, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Algeria ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 60th 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.