Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Germany
-1.57 million
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-1.66 million
in 2019
Germany rank
159th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
161st

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Germany currently reports -1.57 million against -1.66 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 85,770.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 159th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 161st of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s -57,473 -381,136 323,663 Germany
1970s -358,236 -526,600 168,364 Germany
1980s -788,864 -2.97 million 2.18 million Germany
1990s -2.28 million -1.55 million 733,234 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s -2.58 million -821,335 1.76 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s -2.08 million -1.12 million 955,124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at -1.57 million against -1.66 million in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
85,770, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Germany ranks 159th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 161st 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.