Republic of Korea vs Singapore: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Republic of Korea
299,466 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Singapore
321,549 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Republic of Korea rank
37th
Singapore rank
34th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Singapore
-1.0M01.0M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 321,549 rice milled equivalent against 299,466 rice milled equivalent in Republic of Korea, a difference of 22,083 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 37th and Singapore ranks 34th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 122,931 rice milled equivalent 305,798 rice milled equivalent 182,867 rice milled equivalent Singapore
1970s 380,166 rice milled equivalent 234,136 rice milled equivalent 146,031 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
1980s 368,868 rice milled equivalent -104,392 rice milled equivalent 473,260 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea
1990s 33,404 rice milled equivalent 265,907 rice milled equivalent 232,503 rice milled equivalent Singapore
2000s 181,638 rice milled equivalent 346,105 rice milled equivalent 164,468 rice milled equivalent Singapore
2010s 382,635 rice milled equivalent 362,848 rice milled equivalent 19,788 rice milled equivalent Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Republic of Korea or Singapore?
Singapore, at 321,549 rice milled equivalent against 299,466 rice milled equivalent in Republic of Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Republic of Korea and Singapore?
22,083 rice milled equivalent, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Singapore?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Republic of Korea and Singapore rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Republic of Korea ranks 37th and Singapore ranks 34th 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.