Italy vs Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Italy
191,328 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Qatar
194,861 rice milled equivalent
in 2018
Italy rank
50th
Qatar rank
49th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Italy
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 194,861 rice milled equivalent against 191,328 rice milled equivalent in Italy, a difference of 3,533 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

Italy ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 49th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 3,019 rice milled equivalent 2,114 rice milled equivalent 905 rice milled equivalent Italy
1970s 63,985 rice milled equivalent 10,084 rice milled equivalent 53,901 rice milled equivalent Italy
1980s 139,319 rice milled equivalent 19,986 rice milled equivalent 119,332 rice milled equivalent Italy
1990s 50,896 rice milled equivalent 30,924 rice milled equivalent 19,972 rice milled equivalent Italy
2000s 113,018 rice milled equivalent 72,578 rice milled equivalent 40,440 rice milled equivalent Italy
2010s 127,708 rice milled equivalent 181,918 rice milled equivalent 54,211 rice milled equivalent Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Italy or Qatar?
Qatar, at 194,861 rice milled equivalent against 191,328 rice milled equivalent in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Italy and Qatar?
3,533 rice milled equivalent, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Qatar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Italy and Qatar rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Italy ranks 50th and Qatar ranks 49th 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.