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

Bulgaria
-259,609
in 2019
Sweden
-219,120
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
154th
Sweden rank
153rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Sweden
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -219,120 against -259,609 in Bulgaria, a difference of 40,489.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 153rd of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s -2,688 -112,590 109,902 Bulgaria
1970s -8,951 -197,635 188,683 Bulgaria
1980s -727.1 -188,224 187,497 Bulgaria
1990s -35,900 -285,561 249,660 Bulgaria
2000s -279,354 -287,246 7,891 Bulgaria
2010s -370,404 -401,354 30,950 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Bulgaria or Sweden?
Sweden, at -219,120 against -259,609 in Bulgaria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Bulgaria and Sweden?
40,489, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Bulgaria ranks 154th and Sweden ranks 153rd 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.