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

Iran
3.29 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
3.91 million
in 2019
Iran rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

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

  • Iran
  • Saudi Arabia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196119902019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.91 million against 3.29 million in Iran, a difference of 618,830.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Iran ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 158 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s -219 33,701 33,920 Saudi Arabia
1970s 171,865 88,927 82,939 Iran
1980s 409,579 3.12 million 2.71 million Saudi Arabia
1990s 441,454 3.49 million 3.05 million Saudi Arabia
2000s 708,446 5.52 million 4.81 million Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.71 million 7.51 million 5.80 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, Iran or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 3.91 million against 3.29 million in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled between Iran and Saudi Arabia?
618,830, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley, gaps filled?
Iran ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
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.