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
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
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.