New Zealand vs Panama: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

New Zealand
53,249 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Panama
52,036 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
New Zealand rank
83rd
Panama rank
84th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • New Zealand
  • Panama
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 53,249 rice milled equivalent against 52,036 rice milled equivalent in Panama, a difference of 1,213 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 83rd and Panama ranks 84th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 2,924 rice milled equivalent 1,473 rice milled equivalent 1,451 rice milled equivalent New Zealand
1970s -16,590 rice milled equivalent 2,935 rice milled equivalent 19,524 rice milled equivalent Panama
1980s -104,557 rice milled equivalent 102.6 rice milled equivalent 104,659 rice milled equivalent Panama
1990s -2,918 rice milled equivalent 6,073 rice milled equivalent 8,991 rice milled equivalent Panama
2000s 32,296 rice milled equivalent 24,536 rice milled equivalent 7,760 rice milled equivalent New Zealand
2010s 45,184 rice milled equivalent 76,435 rice milled equivalent 31,251 rice milled equivalent Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, New Zealand or Panama?
New Zealand, at 53,249 rice milled equivalent against 52,036 rice milled equivalent in Panama as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between New Zealand and Panama?
1,213 rice milled equivalent, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Panama?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Panama rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
New Zealand ranks 83rd and Panama ranks 84th 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.