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

Philippines
27,643
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
11,765
in 2019
Philippines rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Philippines
  • Saudi Arabia
-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119902019

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 27,643 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 15,878.

That makes Philippines's figure about 2.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Philippines ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Philippines Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s -693.22 0 693.22 Saudi Arabia
1970s -1.1 -3 1.9 Philippines
1980s -72.7 -1,040 966.8 Philippines
1990s -2,110 222.3 2,332 Saudi Arabia
2000s 547.4 27,034 26,487 Saudi Arabia
2010s 9,273 17,262 7,989 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?
Philippines, at 27,643 against 11,765 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
15,878, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Philippines ranks 16th 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.