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

Panama
52,036 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Spain
40,020 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Panama rank
84th
Spain rank
87th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

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

How they compare

Panama currently reports 52,036 rice milled equivalent against 40,020 rice milled equivalent in Spain, a difference of 12,016 rice milled equivalent.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

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

Panama ranks 84th and Spain ranks 87th of 179 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1,473 rice milled equivalent -27,529 rice milled equivalent 29,002 rice milled equivalent Panama
1970s 2,935 rice milled equivalent -38,075 rice milled equivalent 41,010 rice milled equivalent Panama
1980s 102.6 rice milled equivalent -547,831 rice milled equivalent 547,934 rice milled equivalent Panama
1990s 6,073 rice milled equivalent -468,902 rice milled equivalent 474,975 rice milled equivalent Panama
2000s 24,536 rice milled equivalent -88,432 rice milled equivalent 112,968 rice milled equivalent Panama
2010s 76,435 rice milled equivalent -5,827 rice milled equivalent 82,262 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, Panama or Spain?
Panama, at 52,036 rice milled equivalent against 40,020 rice milled equivalent in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Panama and Spain?
12,016 rice milled equivalent, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Panama and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Panama ranks 84th 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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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.