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