Australia vs France: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Australia
-2.87 million
in 2019
France
-7.16 million
in 2019
Australia rank
165th
France rank
168th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Australia
  • France
-8.0M-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Australia currently reports -2.87 million against -7.16 million in France, a difference of 4.29 million.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 165th and France ranks 168th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia France Difference Ahead
1960s -413,205 -2.13 million 1.72 million Australia
1970s -1.41 million -3.34 million 1.93 million Australia
1980s -2.46 million -3.98 million 1.52 million Australia
1990s -2.93 million -4.28 million 1.35 million Australia
2000s -3.50 million -4.74 million 1.23 million Australia
2010s -5.37 million -5.85 million 485,176 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Australia or France?
Australia, at -2.87 million against -7.16 million in France as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Australia and France?
4.29 million, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Australia and France rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Australia ranks 165th and France ranks 168th of 168 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. 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
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 6,315 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.