Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Hong Kong, China or Sri Lanka?

Hong Kong, China, at 47 against 7 in Sri Lanka as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?

40, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Hong Kong, China

in 2019

Sri Lanka

in 2019

Hong Kong, China rank

80th

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Hong Kong, China
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 47 against 7 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 40.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 6.7 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 158 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,540	25.78	1,514	Hong Kong, China
1970s	1,004	103	901.4	Hong Kong, China
1980s	516.2	2,580	2,064	Sri Lanka
1990s	337.5	11.8	325.7	Hong Kong, China
2000s	74.9	30	44.9	Hong Kong, China
2010s	35.7	179.3	143.6	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Hong Kong, China or Sri Lanka?: Hong Kong, China, at 47 against 7 in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?: 40, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Hong Kong, China and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Hong Kong, China ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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.