Spain vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Spain
-146,044
in 2019
United States of America
-118,852
in 2019
Spain rank
148th
United States of America rank
145th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Spain
  • United States of America
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M0196119902019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports -118,852 against -146,044 in Spain, a difference of 27,192.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s -28,140 -1.14 million 1.11 million Spain
1970s -38,103 -1.14 million 1.10 million Spain
1980s -568,512 -1.76 million 1.19 million Spain
1990s -526,926 -1.39 million 864,912 Spain
2000s -159,294 -587,591 428,297 Spain
2010s -107,048 -180,288 73,240 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Spain or United States of America?
United States of America, at -118,852 against -146,044 in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Spain and United States of America?
27,192, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Spain ranks 148th and United States of America ranks 145th 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.