Australia vs Canada: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Australia
-2.66 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Canada
-1.64 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Australia rank
176th
Canada rank
173rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
-8.0M-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Canada currently reports -1.64 million rice milled equivalent against -2.66 million rice milled equivalent in Australia, a difference of 1.02 million rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 176th and Canada ranks 173rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s -411,999 rice milled equivalent -708,958 rice milled equivalent 296,959 rice milled equivalent Australia
1970s -1.41 million rice milled equivalent -3.44 million rice milled equivalent 2.04 million rice milled equivalent Australia
1980s -2.45 million rice milled equivalent -4.20 million rice milled equivalent 1.75 million rice milled equivalent Australia
1990s -2.89 million rice milled equivalent -2.56 million rice milled equivalent 329,393 rice milled equivalent Canada
2000s -3.40 million rice milled equivalent -1.32 million rice milled equivalent 2.08 million rice milled equivalent Canada
2010s -5.20 million rice milled equivalent -1.15 million rice milled equivalent 4.05 million rice milled equivalent Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at -1.64 million rice milled equivalent against -2.66 million rice milled equivalent in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Australia and Canada?
1.02 million rice milled equivalent, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Australia ranks 176th and Canada ranks 173rd 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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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.