Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Portugal or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 2,904 against 1,779 in Portugal as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Timor-Leste?

13 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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.

Portugal vs Timor-Leste: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Portugal

1,779

in 2019

Timor-Leste

2,904

in 2017

Portugal rank

25th

Timor-Leste rank

23rd

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

Portugal
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 2,904 against 1,779 in Portugal, a difference of 1,125.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Portugal ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-30.11	-266.78	236.67	Portugal
1970s	-3.33	-214.67	211.33	Portugal
2010s	-16,964	2,904	19,868	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Portugal or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 2,904 against 1,779 in Portugal as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Portugal and Timor-Leste?: 1,125, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Timor-Leste?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Portugal and Timor-Leste rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?: Portugal ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd 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.