What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between China (People's Republic of) and Uganda?

11,829, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Uganda?

14 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

China (People's Republic of) vs Uganda: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

China (People's Republic of)

22,828

in 2019

Uganda

10,999

in 2019

China (People's Republic of) rank

17th

Uganda rank

19th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

China (People's Republic of)
Uganda

How they compare

China (People's Republic of) currently reports 22,828 against 10,999 in Uganda, a difference of 11,829.

That makes China (People's Republic of)'s figure about 2.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uganda ahead.

China (People's Republic of) ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th of 168 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, China (People's Republic of) averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China (People's Republic of)	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-31,988	-84	31,904	Uganda
2010s	14,367	-50,252	64,619	China (People's Republic of)

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 Uganda?: China (People's Republic of), at 22,828 against 10,999 in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between China (People's Republic of) and Uganda?: 11,829, with China (People's Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People's Republic of) and Uganda?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do China (People's Republic of) and Uganda rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: China (People's Republic of) ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.