Kuwait vs Liberia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Kuwait
258,782 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Liberia
285,647 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kuwait rank
42nd
Liberia rank
40th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Kuwait
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 285,647 rice milled equivalent against 258,782 rice milled equivalent in Kuwait, a difference of 26,865 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Liberia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 42nd and Liberia ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,300 rice milled equivalent | 35,148 rice milled equivalent | 5,848 rice milled equivalent | Liberia |
| 1970s | 52,747 rice milled equivalent | 48,352 rice milled equivalent | 4,395 rice milled equivalent | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 88,169 rice milled equivalent | 93,490 rice milled equivalent | 5,321 rice milled equivalent | Liberia |
| 1990s | 84,290 rice milled equivalent | 74,541 rice milled equivalent | 9,749 rice milled equivalent | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 154,682 rice milled equivalent | 140,927 rice milled equivalent | 13,755 rice milled equivalent | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 223,967 rice milled equivalent | 267,137 rice milled equivalent | 43,170 rice milled equivalent | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 285,647 rice milled equivalent against 258,782 rice milled equivalent in Kuwait as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Kuwait and Liberia?
- 26,865 rice milled equivalent, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Liberia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Kuwait and Liberia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Kuwait ranks 42nd and Liberia ranks 40th 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.