Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Türkiye?

Brazil, at 91,430 against 60,017 in Türkiye as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

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.

Brazil vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Brazil

91,430

in 2019

Türkiye

60,017

in 2019

Brazil rank

9th

Türkiye rank

11th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Brazil
Türkiye

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 91,430 against 60,017 in Türkiye, a difference of 31,413.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.5 times Türkiye's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 11th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7	-18,646	18,653	Brazil
1970s	250.9	-47,950	48,201	Brazil
1980s	47,847	-244,546	292,393	Brazil
1990s	278,191	-541,095	819,286	Brazil
2000s	164,092	-122,199	286,291	Brazil
2010s	-5.05 million	140,553	5.19 million	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Brazil or Türkiye?: Brazil, at 91,430 against 60,017 in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Brazil and Türkiye?: 31,413, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Türkiye?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Brazil ranks 9th and Türkiye ranks 11th 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: 24 August 2026

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.