North Korea vs Libya: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

North Korea
161,150 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Libya
175,575 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
North Korea rank
57th
Libya rank
55th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • North Korea
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 175,575 rice milled equivalent against 161,150 rice milled equivalent in North Korea, a difference of 14,425 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

North Korea ranks 57th and Libya ranks 55th of 179 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Libya Difference Ahead
1960s -13,639 rice milled equivalent 12,734 rice milled equivalent 26,372 rice milled equivalent Libya
1970s -129,000 rice milled equivalent 35,184 rice milled equivalent 164,184 rice milled equivalent Libya
1980s 11,900 rice milled equivalent 74,593 rice milled equivalent 62,693 rice milled equivalent Libya
1990s 27,000 rice milled equivalent 105,248 rice milled equivalent 78,248 rice milled equivalent Libya
2010s 105,641 rice milled equivalent 113,567 rice milled equivalent 7,926 rice milled equivalent Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, North Korea or Libya?
Libya, at 175,575 rice milled equivalent against 161,150 rice milled equivalent in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between North Korea and Libya?
14,425 rice milled equivalent, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Libya?
36 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Libya rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
North Korea ranks 57th and Libya ranks 55th 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.