Chile vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Chile
155,311 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Portugal
135,861 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Chile rank
58th
Portugal rank
60th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Chile
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 155,311 rice milled equivalent against 135,861 rice milled equivalent in Portugal, a difference of 19,450 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Chile ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 60th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 17,523 rice milled equivalent 20,424 rice milled equivalent 2,901 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1970s 20,539 rice milled equivalent 43,488 rice milled equivalent 22,950 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1980s 16,382 rice milled equivalent 75,698 rice milled equivalent 59,316 rice milled equivalent Portugal
1990s 56,733 rice milled equivalent 93,297 rice milled equivalent 36,563 rice milled equivalent Portugal
2000s 100,129 rice milled equivalent 57,276 rice milled equivalent 42,853 rice milled equivalent Chile
2010s 131,631 rice milled equivalent 95,260 rice milled equivalent 36,371 rice milled equivalent Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Chile or Portugal?
Chile, at 155,311 rice milled equivalent against 135,861 rice milled equivalent in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Chile and Portugal?
19,450 rice milled equivalent, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Chile ranks 58th and Portugal ranks 60th 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.