China vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled
China
5.96 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
3.91 million
in 2019
China rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
Net food imports by crop - Barley, gaps filled over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 5.96 million against 3.91 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.05 million.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 158 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 270,639 | 33,701 | 236,938 | China |
| 1970s | 337,494 | 88,927 | 248,567 | China |
| 1980s | 444,820 | 3.12 million | 2.68 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.51 million | 3.49 million | 1.98 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 5.52 million | 3.68 million | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.22 million | 7.51 million | 2.29 million | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 5.96 million against 3.91 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 2.05 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd 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.