Djibouti vs Republic of Korea: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Djibouti
307,761 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Republic of Korea
299,466 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Djibouti rank
36th
Republic of Korea rank
37th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Djibouti
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 307,761 rice milled equivalent against 299,466 rice milled equivalent in Republic of Korea, a difference of 8,295 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 36th and Republic of Korea ranks 37th of 179 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3,661 rice milled equivalent 122,931 rice milled equivalent 119,270 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
1970s 6,757 rice milled equivalent 380,166 rice milled equivalent 373,410 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
1980s 18,239 rice milled equivalent 368,868 rice milled equivalent 350,629 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
1990s 27,591 rice milled equivalent 33,404 rice milled equivalent 5,813 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
2000s 30,363 rice milled equivalent 160,805 rice milled equivalent 130,442 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
2010s 215,774 rice milled equivalent 359,586 rice milled equivalent 143,812 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Djibouti or Republic of Korea?
Djibouti, at 307,761 rice milled equivalent against 299,466 rice milled equivalent in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Djibouti and Republic of Korea?
8,295 rice milled equivalent, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Republic of Korea?
53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Djibouti and Republic of Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Djibouti ranks 36th and Republic of Korea ranks 37th 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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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.