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

Tunisia, at 542,347 against 492,998 in Italy as of 2019.

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

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 Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Italy

492,998

in 2019

Tunisia

542,347

in 2019

Italy rank

13th

Tunisia rank

11th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Italy
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 542,347 against 492,998 in Italy, a difference of 49,349.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 13th and Tunisia ranks 11th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	798,609	37,018	761,591	Italy
1970s	1.21 million	28,029	1.18 million	Italy
1980s	1.02 million	108,606	916,198	Italy
1990s	612,598	190,620	421,979	Italy
2000s	787,034	502,825	284,209	Italy
2010s	668,646	518,040	150,606	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Italy or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 542,347 against 492,998 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Italy and Tunisia?: 49,349, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tunisia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Tunisia rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Italy ranks 13th and Tunisia ranks 11th 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.