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
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
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.