Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, India or Portugal?

Portugal, at 321,628 against 254,508 in India as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Portugal?

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.

India vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Barley

India

254,508

in 2019

Portugal

321,628

in 2019

India rank

20th

Portugal rank

17th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

India
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 321,628 against 254,508 in India, a difference of 67,120.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

India ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 17th of 158 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	33.22	6,184	6,151	Portugal
1970s	-8,220	49,039	57,260	Portugal
1980s	-5,929	63,621	69,550	Portugal
1990s	-67.5	167,992	168,059	Portugal
2000s	-55,023	273,383	328,406	Portugal
2010s	-55,938	298,265	354,203	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, India or Portugal?: Portugal, at 321,628 against 254,508 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between India and Portugal?: 67,120, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Portugal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do India and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: India ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 17th 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: 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.