Afghanistan vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Afghanistan
8,442
in 2019
South Africa
9,926
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9,926 against 8,442 in Afghanistan, a difference of 1,484.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was South Africa ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 158 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 22,533 25,215 2,682 South Africa
2010s 12,542 45,398 32,856 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Afghanistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9,926 against 8,442 in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Afghanistan and South Africa?
1,484, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and South Africa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Afghanistan ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 158 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Barley. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Barley
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
158 places, 6,776 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.