Portugal vs Switzerland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 135,861 rice milled equivalent against 119,053 rice milled equivalent in Switzerland, a difference of 16,808 rice milled equivalent.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 63rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,424 rice milled equivalent | 25,609 rice milled equivalent | 5,185 rice milled equivalent | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 43,488 rice milled equivalent | 23,404 rice milled equivalent | 20,084 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 1980s | 75,698 rice milled equivalent | 44,775 rice milled equivalent | 30,924 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 1990s | 93,297 rice milled equivalent | 48,898 rice milled equivalent | 44,398 rice milled equivalent | Portugal |
| 2000s | 57,276 rice milled equivalent | 92,826 rice milled equivalent | 35,550 rice milled equivalent | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 95,260 rice milled equivalent | 119,609 rice milled equivalent | 24,350 rice milled equivalent | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Portugal, at 135,861 rice milled equivalent against 119,053 rice milled equivalent in Switzerland as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 16,808 rice milled equivalent, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- Portugal ranks 60th and Switzerland ranks 63rd 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.