Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Chile or South Korea?

South Korea, at 67,625 against 52,120 in Chile as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Chile and South Korea?

15,505, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?

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.

Chile vs South Korea: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Chile

52,120

in 2019

South Korea

67,625

in 2019

Chile rank

36th

South Korea rank

35th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Chile
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 67,625 against 52,120 in Chile, a difference of 15,505.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

Chile ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 35th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-1,889	113,489	115,377	South Korea
1970s	6,487	235,577	229,090	South Korea
1980s	16,746	6,132	10,615	Chile
1990s	24,421	66,938	42,517	South Korea
2000s	57,072	65,475	8,403	South Korea
2010s	51,774	63,115	11,341	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Chile or South Korea?: South Korea, at 67,625 against 52,120 in Chile as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Chile and South Korea?: 15,505, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Korea?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Chile and South Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Chile ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 35th 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.