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
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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

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.