China vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Barley, annual growth rate

China
-12.99 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan
-9.18 % change on previous year
in 2019
China rank
91st
Japan rank
90th

Net food imports by crop - Barley, annual growth rate over time

  • China
  • Japan
-1000100200196219902019

How they compare

Japan currently reports -9.18 % change on previous year against -12.99 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 3.81 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 91st and Japan ranks 90th of 143 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1960s -15.39 % change on previous year 23.44 % change on previous year 38.84 % change on previous year Japan
1970s 37.08 % change on previous year 9.04 % change on previous year 28.04 % change on previous year China
1980s -0.6604 % change on previous year -0.875 % change on previous year 0.2146 % change on previous year China
1990s 23.23 % change on previous year 2.42 % change on previous year 20.81 % change on previous year China
2000s 3.91 % change on previous year -1.33 % change on previous year 5.25 % change on previous year China
2010s 25.86 % change on previous year -1.74 % change on previous year 27.59 % change on previous year China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, annual growth rate, China or Japan?
Japan, at -9.18 % change on previous year against -12.99 % change on previous year in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley, annual growth rate between China and Japan?
3.81 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do China and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley, annual growth rate?
China ranks 91st and Japan ranks 90th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Barley, annual growth rate. 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 - Barley, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
143 places, 5,072 data points, 1962–2019
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Barley. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.