Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?

Netherlands, at -91,697 against -102,415 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?

10,718, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?

18 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Netherlands vs United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Netherlands

-91,697

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

-102,415

in 2019

Netherlands rank

141st

United Arab Emirates rank

142nd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Netherlands
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports -91,697 against -102,415 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 10,718.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Netherlands ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd of 168 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-216,500	-4,533	211,968	United Arab Emirates
2010s	-144,474	-45,582	98,892	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Netherlands or United Arab Emirates?: Netherlands, at -91,697 against -102,415 in United Arab Emirates as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?: 10,718, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Arab Emirates?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Netherlands ranks 141st and United Arab Emirates ranks 142nd 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: 24 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.