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

Iraq
1.29 million rice milled equivalent
in 2019
South Africa
964,486 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Iraq rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1.29 million rice milled equivalent against 964,486 rice milled equivalent in South Africa, a difference of 325,494 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Iraq ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -67,329 rice milled equivalent 64,231 rice milled equivalent 131,560 rice milled equivalent South Africa
1970s 146,537 rice milled equivalent 86,264 rice milled equivalent 60,273 rice milled equivalent Iraq
1980s 446,569 rice milled equivalent 184,051 rice milled equivalent 262,518 rice milled equivalent Iraq
1990s 451,800 rice milled equivalent 413,346 rice milled equivalent 38,454 rice milled equivalent Iraq
2000s 817,776 rice milled equivalent 702,679 rice milled equivalent 115,096 rice milled equivalent Iraq
2010s 1.10 million rice milled equivalent 1.03 million rice milled equivalent 66,199 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 South Africa?
Iraq, at 1.29 million rice milled equivalent against 964,486 rice milled equivalent in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Iraq and South Africa?
325,494 rice milled equivalent, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Iraq ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.