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
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
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.