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
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
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.