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

Portugal, at 321,628 against 260,755 in Israel as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs Portugal: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Israel

260,755

in 2019

Portugal

321,628

in 2019

Israel rank

19th

Portugal rank

17th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Israel
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 321,628 against 260,755 in Israel, a difference of 60,873.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 17th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	73,293	6,184	67,109	Israel
1970s	180,918	49,039	131,878	Israel
1980s	301,304	63,621	237,684	Israel
1990s	516,047	167,992	348,055	Israel
2000s	349,642	273,383	76,260	Israel
2010s	307,016	298,265	8,751	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Israel or Portugal?: Portugal, at 321,628 against 260,755 in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Israel and Portugal?: 60,873, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Israel ranks 19th 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: 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.