Latvia vs Sweden: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Latvia
-175,215
in 2019
Sweden
-110,683
in 2019
Latvia rank
140th
Sweden rank
138th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Latvia
  • Sweden
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

How they compare

Sweden currently reports -110,683 against -175,215 in Latvia, a difference of 64,532.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 138th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0 -102,137 102,137 Latvia
1970s 0 -183,520 183,520 Latvia
1980s 14,810 -164,225 179,035 Latvia
1990s 31,056 -231,976 263,032 Latvia
2000s -34,887 -223,001 188,113 Latvia
2010s -84,908 -345,859 260,951 Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Latvia or Sweden?
Sweden, at -110,683 against -175,215 in Latvia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Latvia and Sweden?
64,532, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sweden?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Latvia and Sweden rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Latvia ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 138th 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

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.