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

Iraq
1.29 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Malaysia
969,140 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iraq rank
7th
Malaysia rank
9th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Iraq
  • Malaysia
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119902019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.29 million rice milled equivalent against 969,140 rice milled equivalent in Malaysia, a difference of 320,840 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iraq ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 9th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s -67,329 rice milled equivalent 390,261 rice milled equivalent 457,591 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
1970s 146,537 rice milled equivalent 272,083 rice milled equivalent 125,546 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
1980s 446,569 rice milled equivalent 302,597 rice milled equivalent 143,972 rice milled equivalent Iraq
1990s 451,800 rice milled equivalent 480,959 rice milled equivalent 29,159 rice milled equivalent Malaysia
2000s 817,776 rice milled equivalent 515,085 rice milled equivalent 302,691 rice milled equivalent Iraq
2010s 1.10 million rice milled equivalent 836,531 rice milled equivalent 258,757 rice milled equivalent Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Iraq or Malaysia?
Iraq, at 1.29 million rice milled equivalent against 969,140 rice milled equivalent in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Iraq and Malaysia?
320,840 rice milled equivalent, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Iraq ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 9th 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.