Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 499 against 203 in Guatemala as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?

296, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?

19 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Guatemala vs Papua New Guinea: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Guatemala

203

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

499

in 2019

Guatemala rank

72nd

Papua New Guinea rank

69th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Guatemala
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 499 against 203 in Guatemala, a difference of 296.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.5 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th of 158 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-14.78	-13.33	1.44	Papua New Guinea
2010s	117.9	94	23.9	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Guatemala or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 499 against 203 in Guatemala as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?: 296, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Papua New Guinea?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Guatemala and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Guatemala ranks 72nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 69th 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: 24 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.