Malta vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Malta
8,277
in 2019
South Africa
9,926
in 2019
Malta rank
56th
South Africa rank
53rd

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Malta
  • South Africa
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 9,926 against 8,277 in Malta, a difference of 1,649.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Malta ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 158 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 9,189 1,198 7,991 Malta
1970s 32,606 -3,058 35,664 Malta
1980s 23,098 -3,441 26,539 Malta
1990s 36,557 22,699 13,858 Malta
2000s 42,220 96,096 53,876 South Africa
2010s 15,350 45,398 30,048 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Malta or South Africa?
South Africa, at 9,926 against 8,277 in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Malta and South Africa?
1,649, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Malta ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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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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

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.