China vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled

China
5.96 million
in 2019
Iran
3.29 million
in 2019
China rank
1st
Iran rank
3rd

Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Iran
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119902019

How they compare

China currently reports 5.96 million against 3.29 million in Iran, a difference of 2.67 million.

That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Iran ranks 3rd of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 270,639 -219 270,858 China
1970s 337,494 171,865 165,629 China
1980s 444,820 409,579 35,242 China
1990s 1.51 million 441,454 1.07 million China
2000s 1.83 million 708,446 1.12 million China
2010s 5.22 million 1.71 million 3.51 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled, China or Iran?
China, at 5.96 million against 3.29 million in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled between China and Iran?
2.67 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
China ranks 1st and Iran ranks 3rd of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
158 places, 6,843 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Barley with 67 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.