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
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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About this data
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.