Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Brazil or Japan?

Japan, at 1.15 million against 671,336 in Brazil as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

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.

Brazil vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Brazil

671,336

in 2019

Japan

1.15 million

in 2019

Brazil rank

9th

Japan rank

6th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Brazil
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.15 million against 671,336 in Brazil, a difference of 476,394.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	32,717	404,384	371,667	Japan
1970s	27,842	1.35 million	1.32 million	Japan
1980s	142,402	1.43 million	1.29 million	Japan
1990s	149,403	1.57 million	1.42 million	Japan
2000s	212,032	1.42 million	1.21 million	Japan
2010s	-4.66 million	1.25 million	5.91 million	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Brazil or Japan?: Japan, at 1.15 million against 671,336 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Brazil and Japan?: 476,394, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Brazil ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th 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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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: 10 August 2026

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.