Ethiopia vs United States of America: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Ethiopia
15,643
in 2019
United States of America
23,346
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
48th
United States of America rank
46th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Ethiopia
  • United States of America
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M0196119902019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 23,346 against 15,643 in Ethiopia, a difference of 7,703.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United States of America ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th of 158 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,480 48,962 46,482 United States of America
2000s 1,008 -141,369 142,376 Ethiopia
2010s 14,369 132,572 118,202 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Ethiopia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 23,346 against 15,643 in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Ethiopia and United States of America?
7,703, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Ethiopia ranks 48th and United States of America ranks 46th 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

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.