Kuwait vs Netherlands: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Kuwait
258,782 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Netherlands
278,820 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Kuwait rank
42nd
Netherlands rank
41st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Kuwait
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 278,820 rice milled equivalent against 258,782 rice milled equivalent in Kuwait, a difference of 20,038 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st of 179 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 29,300 rice milled equivalent -97,975 rice milled equivalent 127,276 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
1970s 52,747 rice milled equivalent -70,835 rice milled equivalent 123,582 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
1980s 88,169 rice milled equivalent -53,178 rice milled equivalent 141,348 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
1990s 84,290 rice milled equivalent -184,988 rice milled equivalent 269,278 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
2000s 154,682 rice milled equivalent 10,952 rice milled equivalent 143,730 rice milled equivalent Kuwait
2010s 222,082 rice milled equivalent 126,699 rice milled equivalent 95,383 rice milled equivalent Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Kuwait or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 278,820 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 Netherlands?
20,038 rice milled equivalent, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Kuwait ranks 42nd and Netherlands ranks 41st 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.