Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Japan or Spain?

Japan, at 1.15 million against 1.07 million in Spain as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?

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.

Japan vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Japan

1.15 million

in 2019

Spain

1.07 million

in 2019

Japan rank

6th

Spain rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Japan
Spain

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.15 million against 1.07 million in Spain, a difference of 78,140.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	404,384	326,609	77,775	Japan
1970s	1.35 million	215.2	1.35 million	Japan
1980s	1.43 million	-175,530	1.60 million	Japan
1990s	1.57 million	-304,012	1.87 million	Japan
2000s	1.42 million	709,609	710,632	Japan
2010s	1.25 million	666,082	583,419	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Japan or Spain?: Japan, at 1.15 million against 1.07 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Japan and Spain?: 78,140, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Japan ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th 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.