Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.39 million rice milled equivalent against 1.29 million rice milled equivalent in Iraq, a difference of 102,810 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -67,329 rice milled equivalent | 128,633 rice milled equivalent | 195,963 rice milled equivalent | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 146,537 rice milled equivalent | 202,189 rice milled equivalent | 55,653 rice milled equivalent | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 446,569 rice milled equivalent | 400,851 rice milled equivalent | 45,718 rice milled equivalent | Iraq |
| 1990s | 451,800 rice milled equivalent | 560,625 rice milled equivalent | 108,825 rice milled equivalent | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 817,776 rice milled equivalent | 858,757 rice milled equivalent | 40,982 rice milled equivalent | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.10 million rice milled equivalent | 1.28 million rice milled equivalent | 181,222 rice milled equivalent | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.39 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 Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 102,810 rice milled equivalent, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th 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.