Japan vs Mexico: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Japan
677,852 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Mexico
744,751 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Japan rank
19th
Mexico rank
16th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Japan
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 677,852 rice milled equivalent in Japan, a difference of 66,899 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427,238 rice milled equivalent | 4,179 rice milled equivalent | 423,059 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 1970s | 39,137 rice milled equivalent | 9,243 rice milled equivalent | 29,894 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 1980s | 40,871 rice milled equivalent | 75,089 rice milled equivalent | 34,218 rice milled equivalent | Mexico |
| 1990s | 307,107 rice milled equivalent | 265,698 rice milled equivalent | 41,409 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 2000s | 659,461 rice milled equivalent | 502,398 rice milled equivalent | 157,064 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 2010s | 679,133 rice milled equivalent | 683,583 rice milled equivalent | 4,450 rice milled equivalent | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Japan or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 744,751 rice milled equivalent against 677,852 rice milled equivalent in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Japan and Mexico?
- 66,899 rice milled equivalent, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Japan ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 16th 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.