Japan vs Nepal: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Japan
677,852 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Nepal
594,415 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Japan rank
19th
Nepal rank
20th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Japan
- Nepal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 594,415 rice milled equivalent in Nepal, a difference of 83,437 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427,238 rice milled equivalent | -22.78 rice milled equivalent | 427,261 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 1970s | 39,137 rice milled equivalent | 0 rice milled equivalent | 39,137 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 1980s | 40,871 rice milled equivalent | 16,477 rice milled equivalent | 24,394 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 1990s | 307,107 rice milled equivalent | 32,449 rice milled equivalent | 274,658 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 2000s | 659,461 rice milled equivalent | 97,306 rice milled equivalent | 562,155 rice milled equivalent | Japan |
| 2010s | 679,133 rice milled equivalent | 438,609 rice milled equivalent | 240,524 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 Nepal?
- Japan, at 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 594,415 rice milled equivalent in Nepal as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Japan and Nepal?
- 83,437 rice milled equivalent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nepal?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Nepal rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Japan ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 20th 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.