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

Ireland, at 85,514 against 67,625 in Korea as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and 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.

Ireland vs Korea: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Ireland

85,514

in 2019

Korea

67,625

in 2019

Ireland rank

34th

Korea rank

35th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Ireland
Korea

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 85,514 against 67,625 in Korea, a difference of 17,889.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.

Ireland ranks 34th and Korea ranks 35th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14,581	113,489	98,908	Korea
1970s	-867.7	235,577	236,444	Korea
1980s	-193,512	6,132	199,644	Korea
1990s	-112,327	66,938	179,265	Korea
2000s	30,551	65,475	34,924	Korea
2010s	130,286	63,115	67,171	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Ireland or Korea?: Ireland, at 85,514 against 67,625 in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Ireland and Korea?: 17,889, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Korea?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Ireland ranks 34th and Korea ranks 35th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Korea: Net food imports by crop - Barley. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-barley/ireland/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/net-food-imports-by-crop-barley/ireland/korea-rep/">Ireland vs Korea: Net food imports by crop - Barley</a> — Statizoid

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.