Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Bulgaria or Czechia?

Czechia, at -214,958 against -259,609 in Bulgaria as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?

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.

Bulgaria vs Czechia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Bulgaria

-259,609

in 2019

Czechia

-214,958

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

154th

Czechia rank

152nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Bulgaria
Czechia

How they compare

Czechia currently reports -214,958 against -259,609 in Bulgaria, a difference of 44,651.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Czechia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 154th and Czechia ranks 152nd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Czechia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-2,688	0	2,688	Czechia
1970s	-8,951	0	8,951	Czechia
1980s	-727.1	0	727.1	Czechia
1990s	-35,900	-31,851	4,049	Czechia
2000s	-279,354	-198,539	80,816	Czechia
2010s	-370,404	-336,439	33,965	Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Bulgaria or Czechia?: Czechia, at -214,958 against -259,609 in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Bulgaria and Czechia?: 44,651, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Czechia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Czechia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Bulgaria ranks 154th and Czechia ranks 152nd 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: 10 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.