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

Thailand, at 360,713 against 330,398 in Kuwait as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Thailand?

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 Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Kuwait

330,398

in 2019

Thailand

360,713

in 2019

Kuwait rank

16th

Thailand rank

15th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Kuwait
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 360,713 against 330,398 in Kuwait, a difference of 30,315.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 15th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	18,253	11	18,242	Kuwait
1970s	29,315	13.9	29,301	Kuwait
1980s	143,003	2,181	140,822	Kuwait
1990s	139,898	8,942	130,956	Kuwait
2000s	185,487	8,972	176,514	Kuwait
2010s	383,706	62,299	321,407	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Kuwait or Thailand?: Thailand, at 360,713 against 330,398 in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Kuwait and Thailand?: 30,315, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Thailand?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Kuwait ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 15th 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.