Japan vs Kenya: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Japan
677,852 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kenya
583,828 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Japan rank
19th
Kenya rank
21st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Japan
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya, a difference of 94,024 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 427,238 rice milled equivalent 3,308 rice milled equivalent 423,930 rice milled equivalent Japan
1970s 39,137 rice milled equivalent 1,760 rice milled equivalent 37,377 rice milled equivalent Japan
1980s 40,871 rice milled equivalent 24,906 rice milled equivalent 15,965 rice milled equivalent Japan
1990s 307,107 rice milled equivalent 50,263 rice milled equivalent 256,844 rice milled equivalent Japan
2000s 659,461 rice milled equivalent 209,050 rice milled equivalent 450,412 rice milled equivalent Japan
2010s 679,133 rice milled equivalent 537,757 rice milled equivalent 141,376 rice milled equivalent Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Japan or Kenya?
Japan, at 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 583,828 rice milled equivalent in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Japan and Kenya?
94,024 rice milled equivalent, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kenya?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Kenya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Japan ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st 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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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.