Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Italy or Morocco?

Italy, at 492,998 against 382,072 in Morocco as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?

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.

Italy vs Morocco: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Italy

492,998

in 2019

Morocco

382,072

in 2019

Italy rank

13th

Morocco rank

14th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Italy
Morocco

How they compare

Italy currently reports 492,998 against 382,072 in Morocco, a difference of 110,926.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Morocco's.

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

Italy ranks 13th and Morocco ranks 14th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	798,609	-5,966	804,575	Italy
1970s	1.21 million	9,624	1.20 million	Italy
1980s	1.02 million	24,222	1.00 million	Italy
1990s	612,598	333,246	279,352	Italy
2000s	787,034	475,765	311,269	Italy
2010s	668,646	406,622	262,024	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Italy or Morocco?: Italy, at 492,998 against 382,072 in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Italy and Morocco?: 110,926, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Morocco?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Morocco rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Italy ranks 13th and Morocco ranks 14th 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.