China vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
China
2.95 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iran
1.42 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Iran rank
4th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- China
- Iran
How they compare
China currently reports 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.42 million rice milled equivalent in Iran, a difference of 1.53 million rice milled equivalent.
That makes China's figure about 2.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Iran ranks 4th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 468,332 rice milled equivalent | 14,062 rice milled equivalent | 454,270 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1970s | 442,498 rice milled equivalent | 210,411 rice milled equivalent | 232,087 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1980s | 736,016 rice milled equivalent | 502,604 rice milled equivalent | 233,411 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1990s | 794,152 rice milled equivalent | 787,048 rice milled equivalent | 7,104 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 2000s | 833,583 rice milled equivalent | 993,993 rice milled equivalent | 160,410 rice milled equivalent | Iran |
| 2010s | 2.92 million rice milled equivalent | 1.31 million rice milled equivalent | 1.61 million rice milled equivalent | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, China or Iran?
- China, at 2.95 million rice milled equivalent against 1.42 million rice milled equivalent in Iran as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between China and Iran?
- 1.53 million rice milled equivalent, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- China ranks 2nd and Iran ranks 4th 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.