Iran vs Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Iran
1.42 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iraq
1.29 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iran rank
4th
Iraq rank
7th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Iran
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.42 million rice milled equivalent against 1.29 million rice milled equivalent in Iraq, a difference of 131,420 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Iran ranks 4th and Iraq ranks 7th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 14,062 rice milled equivalent -67,329 rice milled equivalent 81,391 rice milled equivalent Iran
1970s 210,411 rice milled equivalent 146,537 rice milled equivalent 63,874 rice milled equivalent Iran
1980s 502,604 rice milled equivalent 446,569 rice milled equivalent 56,036 rice milled equivalent Iran
1990s 787,048 rice milled equivalent 451,800 rice milled equivalent 335,248 rice milled equivalent Iran
2000s 946,515 rice milled equivalent 817,776 rice milled equivalent 128,739 rice milled equivalent Iran
2010s 1.44 million rice milled equivalent 1.10 million rice milled equivalent 346,775 rice milled equivalent Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Iran or Iraq?
Iran, at 1.42 million rice milled equivalent against 1.29 million rice milled equivalent in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Iran and Iraq?
131,420 rice milled equivalent, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Iran ranks 4th and Iraq ranks 7th 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.