Ireland vs Uruguay: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Ireland
-49,988
in 2019
Uruguay
-73,850
in 2019
Ireland rank
134th
Uruguay rank
137th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Ireland
  • Uruguay
-400.0k-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0196119902019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports -49,988 against -73,850 in Uruguay, a difference of 23,862.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ireland ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 137th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s -9,136 -836 8,300 Uruguay
1970s -75,541 -1,942 73,598 Uruguay
1980s -216,539 -39,774 176,765 Uruguay
1990s -132,219 -44,316 87,903 Uruguay
2000s -46,513 -21,161 25,352 Uruguay
2010s -39,958 -40,999 1,041 Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Ireland or Uruguay?
Ireland, at -49,988 against -73,850 in Uruguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Ireland and Uruguay?
23,862, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Ireland ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 137th 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.