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

Spain, at 1.07 million against 671,336 in Brazil as of 2019.

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

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 Spain: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Brazil

671,336

in 2019

Spain

1.07 million

in 2019

Brazil rank

9th

Spain rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Brazil
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1.07 million against 671,336 in Brazil, a difference of 398,254.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	32,717	326,609	293,892	Spain
1970s	27,842	215.2	27,627	Brazil
1980s	142,402	-175,530	317,932	Brazil
1990s	149,403	-304,012	453,415	Brazil
2000s	212,032	709,609	497,578	Spain
2010s	-4.66 million	666,082	5.33 million	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Brazil or Spain?: Spain, at 1.07 million against 671,336 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Brazil and Spain?: 398,254, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Brazil ranks 9th and Spain ranks 7th 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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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: 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.