Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Netherlands or Spain?

Netherlands, at 2.06 million against 1.07 million in Spain as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Netherlands and Spain?

990,590, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?

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.

Netherlands vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Netherlands

2.06 million

in 2019

Spain

1.07 million

in 2019

Netherlands rank

4th

Spain rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.06 million against 1.07 million in Spain, a difference of 990,590.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.9 times Spain's.

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

Netherlands ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	75,185	326,609	251,423	Spain
1970s	106,247	215.2	106,032	Netherlands
1980s	495,010	-175,530	670,540	Netherlands
1990s	501,467	-304,012	805,479	Netherlands
2000s	892,438	709,609	182,829	Netherlands
2010s	1.68 million	666,082	1.02 million	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Netherlands or Spain?: Netherlands, at 2.06 million against 1.07 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Netherlands and Spain?: 990,590, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?: Netherlands ranks 4th and Spain ranks 7th 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.