Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Panama
42,750
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
11,765
in 2019
Panama rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Panama
  • Saudi Arabia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119902019

How they compare

Panama currently reports 42,750 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 30,985.

That makes Panama's figure about 3.6 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 193.67 0 193.67 Panama
1970s 131.8 -3 134.8 Panama
1980s 65.3 -1,040 1,105 Panama
1990s 8,018 222.3 7,796 Panama
2000s 35,478 27,034 8,444 Panama
2010s 55,857 17,262 38,595 Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Panama or Saudi Arabia?
Panama, at 42,750 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Panama and Saudi Arabia?
30,985, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Panama and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Panama ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.