Japan vs United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Japan
677,852 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
573,561 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Japan rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Japan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 573,561 rice milled equivalent in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 104,291 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Japan ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 427,238 rice milled equivalent 17,122 rice milled equivalent 410,116 rice milled equivalent Japan
1970s 39,137 rice milled equivalent 78,992 rice milled equivalent 39,855 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
1980s 40,871 rice milled equivalent 187,544 rice milled equivalent 146,673 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
1990s 307,107 rice milled equivalent 411,556 rice milled equivalent 104,450 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
2000s 659,461 rice milled equivalent 761,501 rice milled equivalent 102,040 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates
2010s 679,133 rice milled equivalent 954,590 rice milled equivalent 275,457 rice milled equivalent United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Japan or United Arab Emirates?
Japan, at 677,852 rice milled equivalent against 573,561 rice milled equivalent in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Japan and United Arab Emirates?
104,291 rice milled equivalent, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Arab Emirates?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Japan ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd 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.