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
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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

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.