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

Brazil
693,135 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mexico
744,751 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Brazil rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

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

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 693,135 rice milled equivalent in Brazil, a difference of 51,616 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 28.56 rice milled equivalent 4,179 rice milled equivalent 4,151 rice milled equivalent Mexico
1970s 83,389 rice milled equivalent 9,243 rice milled equivalent 74,146 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1980s 291,768 rice milled equivalent 75,089 rice milled equivalent 216,679 rice milled equivalent Brazil
1990s 831,054 rice milled equivalent 265,698 rice milled equivalent 565,356 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2000s 644,951 rice milled equivalent 502,398 rice milled equivalent 142,553 rice milled equivalent Brazil
2010s -4.47 million rice milled equivalent 683,583 rice milled equivalent 5.16 million rice milled equivalent Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Mexico?
Mexico, at 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 693,135 rice milled equivalent in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Mexico?
51,616 rice milled equivalent, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.