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

Morocco, at 382,072 against 330,398 in Kuwait as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait 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.

Kuwait vs Morocco: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Kuwait

330,398

in 2019

Morocco

382,072

in 2019

Kuwait rank

16th

Morocco rank

14th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Kuwait
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 382,072 against 330,398 in Kuwait, a difference of 51,674.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Kuwait ranks 16th and Morocco ranks 14th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,253	-5,966	24,220	Kuwait
1970s	29,315	9,624	19,691	Kuwait
1980s	143,003	24,222	118,780	Kuwait
1990s	139,898	333,246	193,348	Morocco
2000s	185,487	475,765	290,278	Morocco
2010s	383,706	406,622	22,916	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Kuwait or Morocco?: Morocco, at 382,072 against 330,398 in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Kuwait and Morocco?: 51,674, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Morocco?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Morocco rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Kuwait ranks 16th 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.