Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Somalia
1
in 2019
Sri Lanka
7
in 2019
Somalia rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
83rd

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Somalia
  • Sri Lanka
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119902019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7 against 1 in Somalia, a difference of 6.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 7.0 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Somalia ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 158 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s -2.89 25.78 28.67 Sri Lanka
1970s -7.7 103 110.7 Sri Lanka
1980s 806.6 2,580 1,773 Sri Lanka
1990s 0 20 20 Sri Lanka
2010s -8 135.33 143.33 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 7 against 1 in Somalia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
6, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
36 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Somalia ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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.