Finland vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Finland
-103,985 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Lao People's Democratic Republic
-89,473 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Finland rank
160th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
159th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Finland
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports -89,473 rice milled equivalent against -103,985 rice milled equivalent in Finland, a difference of 14,512 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Finland ranks 160th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th of 179 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 8,994 rice milled equivalent 90,256 rice milled equivalent 81,263 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic
1970s -46,506 rice milled equivalent 75,276 rice milled equivalent 121,782 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic
1980s -115,708 rice milled equivalent 15,581 rice milled equivalent 131,289 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s -205,062 rice milled equivalent 12,602 rice milled equivalent 217,664 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s -93,032 rice milled equivalent -35,439 rice milled equivalent 57,594 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s -180,894 rice milled equivalent -101,399 rice milled equivalent 79,496 rice milled equivalent Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Finland or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at -89,473 rice milled equivalent against -103,985 rice milled equivalent in Finland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
14,512 rice milled equivalent, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Finland and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Finland ranks 160th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 159th 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.