China (People’s Republic of) vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy
China (People’s Republic of)
22,828
in 2019
Italy
45,372
in 2019
China (People’s Republic of) rank
17th
Italy rank
14th
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 45,372 against 22,828 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 22,544.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 17th and Italy ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,066 | 1,117 | 50.44 | Italy |
| 1970s | -428.9 | 43,916 | 44,344 | Italy |
| 1980s | 284.3 | 42,382 | 42,098 | Italy |
| 1990s | -2,351 | 22,067 | 24,418 | Italy |
| 2000s | -13,787 | 29,123 | 42,910 | Italy |
| 2010s | 14,367 | 32,030 | 17,663 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, China (People’s Republic of) or Italy?
- Italy, at 45,372 against 22,828 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between China (People’s Republic of) and Italy?
- 22,544, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Italy?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 17th and Italy ranks 14th 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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About this data
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.