Uruguay vs Viet Nam: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Uruguay
-71,436 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Viet Nam
-71,953 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Uruguay rank
156th
Viet Nam rank
157th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Uruguay
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -71,436 rice milled equivalent against -71,953 rice milled equivalent in Viet Nam, a difference of 517 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Viet Nam ahead.

Uruguay ranks 156th and Viet Nam ranks 157th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s -817.44 rice milled equivalent 647,673 rice milled equivalent 648,491 rice milled equivalent Viet Nam
1970s -1,139 rice milled equivalent 560,470 rice milled equivalent 561,609 rice milled equivalent Viet Nam
1980s -39,774 rice milled equivalent 169,749 rice milled equivalent 209,523 rice milled equivalent Viet Nam
1990s -44,635 rice milled equivalent -65,560 rice milled equivalent 20,925 rice milled equivalent Uruguay
2000s -21,019 rice milled equivalent -13,461 rice milled equivalent 7,558 rice milled equivalent Viet Nam
2010s -41,036 rice milled equivalent -4,511 rice milled equivalent 36,525 rice milled equivalent Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Uruguay or Viet Nam?
Uruguay, at -71,436 rice milled equivalent against -71,953 rice milled equivalent in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Uruguay and Viet Nam?
517 rice milled equivalent, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and Viet Nam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Uruguay and Viet Nam rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Uruguay ranks 156th and Viet Nam ranks 157th 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.