Benin vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Benin
1.53 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iran
1.42 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Benin rank
3rd
Iran rank
4th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Benin
  • Iran
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.42 million rice milled equivalent in Iran, a difference of 107,510 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Benin ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 4th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 5,233 rice milled equivalent 14,062 rice milled equivalent 8,829 rice milled equivalent Iran
1970s 6,209 rice milled equivalent 210,411 rice milled equivalent 204,202 rice milled equivalent Iran
1980s 37,932 rice milled equivalent 502,604 rice milled equivalent 464,672 rice milled equivalent Iran
1990s 170,020 rice milled equivalent 787,048 rice milled equivalent 617,027 rice milled equivalent Iran
2000s 379,378 rice milled equivalent 993,993 rice milled equivalent 614,615 rice milled equivalent Iran
2010s 1.24 million rice milled equivalent 1.31 million rice milled equivalent 71,863 rice milled equivalent Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Benin or Iran?
Benin, at 1.53 million rice milled equivalent against 1.42 million rice milled equivalent in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Benin and Iran?
107,510 rice milled equivalent, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iran?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Benin ranks 3rd and Iran ranks 4th 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.