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

Bulgaria, at -259,609 against -362,650 in Estonia as of 2019.

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

54 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 Estonia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Bulgaria

-259,609

in 2019

Estonia

-362,650

in 2019

Bulgaria rank

154th

Estonia rank

155th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Bulgaria
Estonia

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports -259,609 against -362,650 in Estonia, a difference of 103,041.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Estonia ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 154th and Estonia ranks 155th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-2,688	0	2,688	Estonia
1970s	-8,951	0	8,951	Estonia
1980s	-727.1	0	727.1	Estonia
1990s	-39,999	-2,971	37,028	Estonia
2000s	-279,354	-43,399	235,956	Estonia
2010s	-370,404	-220,725	149,678	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Bulgaria or Estonia?: Bulgaria, at -259,609 against -362,650 in Estonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Bulgaria and Estonia?: 103,041, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Bulgaria ranks 154th and Estonia ranks 155th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bulgaria vs Estonia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy/bulgaria/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-rice-paddy/bulgaria/estonia/">Bulgaria vs Estonia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.