Morocco vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Morocco
38,037 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Spain
40,020 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Morocco rank
90th
Spain rank
87th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Morocco
  • Spain
-1.5M-1.0M-500.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 40,020 rice milled equivalent against 38,037 rice milled equivalent in Morocco, a difference of 1,983 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Morocco ranks 90th and Spain ranks 87th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Spain Difference Ahead
1960s -41,339 rice milled equivalent -27,529 rice milled equivalent 13,811 rice milled equivalent Spain
1970s -12,578 rice milled equivalent -38,075 rice milled equivalent 25,497 rice milled equivalent Morocco
1980s -18,340 rice milled equivalent -547,831 rice milled equivalent 529,491 rice milled equivalent Morocco
1990s 6,927 rice milled equivalent -468,902 rice milled equivalent 475,830 rice milled equivalent Morocco
2000s 4,535 rice milled equivalent -88,432 rice milled equivalent 92,967 rice milled equivalent Morocco
2010s 15,330 rice milled equivalent -5,827 rice milled equivalent 21,157 rice milled equivalent Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Morocco or Spain?
Spain, at 40,020 rice milled equivalent against 38,037 rice milled equivalent in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Morocco and Spain?
1,983 rice milled equivalent, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Morocco ranks 90th and Spain ranks 87th 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.