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

Laos
-89,473 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Vietnam
-71,953 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Laos rank
159th
Vietnam rank
157th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Laos
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports -71,953 rice milled equivalent against -89,473 rice milled equivalent in Laos, a difference of 17,520 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 159th and Vietnam ranks 157th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 90,256 rice milled equivalent 647,673 rice milled equivalent 557,417 rice milled equivalent Vietnam
1970s 75,276 rice milled equivalent 560,470 rice milled equivalent 485,194 rice milled equivalent Vietnam
1980s 15,581 rice milled equivalent 169,749 rice milled equivalent 154,168 rice milled equivalent Vietnam
1990s 12,602 rice milled equivalent -65,560 rice milled equivalent 78,163 rice milled equivalent Laos
2000s -35,439 rice milled equivalent -13,461 rice milled equivalent 21,977 rice milled equivalent Vietnam
2010s -101,399 rice milled equivalent -4,511 rice milled equivalent 96,888 rice milled equivalent Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Laos or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at -71,953 rice milled equivalent against -89,473 rice milled equivalent in Laos as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Laos and Vietnam?
17,520 rice milled equivalent, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Laos ranks 159th and Vietnam ranks 157th 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.