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
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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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.