Brazil vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Brazil
693,135 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Japan
677,852 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Brazil rank
18th
Japan rank
19th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Brazil
  • Japan
-30.0M-20.0M-10.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 693,135 rice milled equivalent against 677,852 rice milled equivalent in Japan, a difference of 15,283 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 28.56 rice milled equivalent 427,238 rice milled equivalent 427,209 rice milled equivalent Japan
1970s 83,389 rice milled equivalent 39,137 rice milled equivalent 44,252 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1980s 291,768 rice milled equivalent 40,871 rice milled equivalent 250,897 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1990s 831,054 rice milled equivalent 307,107 rice milled equivalent 523,947 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2000s 644,951 rice milled equivalent 659,461 rice milled equivalent 14,510 rice milled equivalent Japan
2010s -4.47 million rice milled equivalent 679,133 rice milled equivalent 5.15 million rice milled equivalent Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Japan?
Brazil, at 693,135 rice milled equivalent against 677,852 rice milled equivalent in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Japan?
15,283 rice milled equivalent, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th 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.