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

Türkiye, at 521,589 against 492,998 in Italy as of 2019.

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

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 Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Italy

492,998

in 2019

Türkiye

521,589

in 2019

Italy rank

13th

Türkiye rank

12th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Italy
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 521,589 against 492,998 in Italy, a difference of 28,591.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	798,609	-17,424	816,033	Italy
1970s	1.21 million	-36,354	1.24 million	Italy
1980s	1.02 million	-127,413	1.15 million	Italy
1990s	612,598	-489,726	1.10 million	Italy
2000s	787,034	-161,266	948,300	Italy
2010s	668,646	225,476	443,170	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Italy or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 521,589 against 492,998 in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Italy and Türkiye?: 28,591, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Italy ranks 13th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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.