What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Latvia and Lithuania?

76,193 rice milled equivalent, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?

25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.

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.

Latvia vs Lithuania: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Latvia

-197,254 rice milled equivalent

in 2019

Lithuania

-273,447 rice milled equivalent

in 2019

Latvia rank

163rd

Lithuania rank

165th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Latvia
Lithuania

How they compare

Latvia currently reports -197,254 rice milled equivalent against -273,447 rice milled equivalent in Lithuania, a difference of 76,193 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 163rd and Lithuania ranks 165th of 179 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,555 rice milled equivalent	-10,282 rice milled equivalent	13,836 rice milled equivalent	Latvia
2000s	-40,720 rice milled equivalent	-146,890 rice milled equivalent	106,169 rice milled equivalent	Latvia
2010s	-140,443 rice milled equivalent	-208,646 rice milled equivalent	68,203 rice milled equivalent	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Latvia or Lithuania?: Latvia, at -197,254 rice milled equivalent against -273,447 rice milled equivalent in Lithuania as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Latvia and Lithuania?: 76,193 rice milled equivalent, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Latvia ranks 163rd and Lithuania ranks 165th 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: 24 August 2026

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.