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

Bhutan
71
in 2019
New Zealand
48
in 2019
Bhutan rank
39th
New Zealand rank
42nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Bhutan
  • New Zealand
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 71 against 48 in New Zealand, a difference of 23.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.5 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 168 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s -67 -24,792 24,725 Bhutan
2000s 160.6 -3,941 4,101 Bhutan
2010s 285.11 -222.44 507.56 Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Bhutan or New Zealand?
Bhutan, at 71 against 48 in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Bhutan and New Zealand?
23, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and New Zealand?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Bhutan and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Bhutan ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.