Laos vs Sweden: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Laos
-89,473 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Sweden
-148,800 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Laos rank
159th
Sweden rank
162nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Laos
  • Sweden
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Laos currently reports -89,473 rice milled equivalent against -148,800 rice milled equivalent in Sweden, a difference of 59,327 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 162nd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 90,256 rice milled equivalent -101,460 rice milled equivalent 191,717 rice milled equivalent Laos
1970s 75,276 rice milled equivalent -179,528 rice milled equivalent 254,804 rice milled equivalent Laos
1980s 15,581 rice milled equivalent -160,489 rice milled equivalent 176,070 rice milled equivalent Laos
1990s 12,602 rice milled equivalent -234,476 rice milled equivalent 247,078 rice milled equivalent Laos
2000s -35,439 rice milled equivalent -233,148 rice milled equivalent 197,710 rice milled equivalent Laos
2010s -101,399 rice milled equivalent -340,047 rice milled equivalent 238,648 rice milled equivalent Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Laos or Sweden?
Laos, at -89,473 rice milled equivalent against -148,800 rice milled equivalent in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Laos and Sweden?
59,327 rice milled equivalent, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and Sweden rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Laos ranks 159th and Sweden ranks 162nd 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

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.