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
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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About this data
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.