Iraq vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Iraq
30
in 2019
New Zealand
48
in 2019
Iraq rank
44th
New Zealand rank
42nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Iraq
  • New Zealand
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 48 against 30 in Iraq, a difference of 18.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

Iraq ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s -96,302 -522.44 95,779 New Zealand
1970s -6,105 -22,472 16,368 Iraq
1980s -32,331 -113,710 81,379 Iraq
1990s 0 -23,119 23,119 Iraq
2000s -108,211 -2,709 105,502 New Zealand
2010s 334 -52 386 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Iraq or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 48 against 30 in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Iraq and New Zealand?
18, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Zealand?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Iraq ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 42nd 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.