Argentina vs Australia: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Argentina
-2.51 million
in 2019
Australia
-2.87 million
in 2019
Argentina rank
153rd
Australia rank
155th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Argentina
  • Australia
-8.0M-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -2.51 million against -2.87 million in Australia, a difference of 366,620.

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

Argentina ranks 153rd and Australia ranks 155th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Australia Difference Ahead
1960s -195,233 -409,532 214,299 Argentina
1970s -72,270 -1.41 million 1.34 million Argentina
1980s -35,365 -2.46 million 2.43 million Argentina
1990s -83,811 -2.93 million 2.84 million Argentina
2000s -380,716 -3.50 million 3.12 million Argentina
2010s -2.46 million -5.37 million 2.90 million Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Argentina or Australia?
Argentina, at -2.51 million against -2.87 million in Australia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Argentina and Australia?
366,620, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Australia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Argentina and Australia rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Argentina ranks 153rd and Australia ranks 155th of 157 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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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.