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
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k196119902019

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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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.