China vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
China
2.95 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Philippines
3.03 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Philippines rank
1st
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 3.03 million rice milled equivalent against 2.95 million rice milled equivalent in China, a difference of 77,580 rice milled equivalent.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 468,332 rice milled equivalent | 188,293 rice milled equivalent | 280,039 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1970s | 442,498 rice milled equivalent | 154,991 rice milled equivalent | 287,507 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1980s | 736,016 rice milled equivalent | 104,362 rice milled equivalent | 631,654 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 1990s | 794,152 rice milled equivalent | 587,642 rice milled equivalent | 206,510 rice milled equivalent | China |
| 2000s | 833,583 rice milled equivalent | 1.41 million rice milled equivalent | 579,528 rice milled equivalent | Philippines |
| 2010s | 2.92 million rice milled equivalent | 1.28 million rice milled equivalent | 1.64 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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 3.03 million rice milled equivalent against 2.95 million rice milled equivalent in China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between China and Philippines?
- 77,580 rice milled equivalent, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- China ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 1st 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.