Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Israel or Kuwait?

Kuwait, at 330,398 against 260,755 in Israel as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kuwait?

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.

Israel vs Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Israel

260,755

in 2019

Kuwait

330,398

in 2019

Israel rank

19th

Kuwait rank

16th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Israel
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 330,398 against 260,755 in Israel, a difference of 69,643.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	73,293	18,253	55,039	Israel
1970s	180,918	29,315	151,603	Israel
1980s	301,304	143,003	158,302	Israel
1990s	516,047	139,898	376,149	Israel
2000s	349,642	185,487	164,156	Israel
2010s	307,016	383,706	76,690	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Israel or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 330,398 against 260,755 in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Israel and Kuwait?: 69,643, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kuwait?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Israel and Kuwait rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Israel ranks 19th and Kuwait ranks 16th of 157 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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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.