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
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0500.0k196119902019

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

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.