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

Türkiye, at 521,589 against 382,072 in Morocco as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Türkiye?

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.

Morocco vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Morocco

382,072

in 2019

Türkiye

521,589

in 2019

Morocco rank

14th

Türkiye rank

12th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Morocco
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 521,589 against 382,072 in Morocco, a difference of 139,517.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.4 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 158 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-5,966	-17,424	11,458	Morocco
1970s	9,624	-36,354	45,978	Morocco
1980s	24,222	-127,413	151,635	Morocco
1990s	333,246	-489,726	822,972	Morocco
2000s	475,765	-161,266	637,032	Morocco
2010s	406,622	225,476	181,146	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Morocco or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 521,589 against 382,072 in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Morocco and Türkiye?: 139,517, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Türkiye?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Morocco ranks 14th and Türkiye ranks 12th 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: 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.