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
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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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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.