Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Hong Kong, China
316,604 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Singapore
321,549 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Hong Kong, China rank
35th
Singapore rank
34th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 321,549 rice milled equivalent against 316,604 rice milled equivalent in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 4,945 rice milled equivalent.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 34th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 383,940 rice milled equivalent | 305,798 rice milled equivalent | 78,141 rice milled equivalent | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 366,262 rice milled equivalent | 234,136 rice milled equivalent | 132,126 rice milled equivalent | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 370,957 rice milled equivalent | -104,392 rice milled equivalent | 475,349 rice milled equivalent | Hong Kong, China |
| 1990s | 362,384 rice milled equivalent | 265,907 rice milled equivalent | 96,477 rice milled equivalent | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 330,779 rice milled equivalent | 346,105 rice milled equivalent | 15,327 rice milled equivalent | Singapore |
| 2010s | 333,656 rice milled equivalent | 362,848 rice milled equivalent | 29,192 rice milled equivalent | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 321,549 rice milled equivalent against 316,604 rice milled equivalent in Hong Kong, China as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 4,945 rice milled equivalent, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 34th 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.