Taiwan, China vs United States: Net food imports by crop - Barley

Taiwan, China
31,189
in 2019
United States
23,346
in 2019
Taiwan, China rank
43rd
United States rank
46th

Net food imports by crop - Barley over time

  • Taiwan, China
  • United States
-3.0M-2.0M-1.0M01.0M196119902019

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 31,189 against 23,346 in United States, a difference of 7,843.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Taiwan, China ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th of 158 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Taiwan, China averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan, China United States Difference Ahead
1960s 25,473 -946,834 972,307 Taiwan, China
1970s 326,131 -911,261 1.24 million Taiwan, China
1980s 341,503 -1.59 million 1.93 million Taiwan, China
1990s 254,318 -614,641 868,958 Taiwan, China
2000s 113,464 -141,369 254,833 Taiwan, China
2010s 50,509 132,572 82,062 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - barley, Taiwan, China or United States?
Taiwan, China, at 31,189 against 23,346 in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - barley between Taiwan, China and United States?
7,843, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan, China and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Taiwan, China and United States rank globally for net food imports by crop - barley?
Taiwan, China ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th 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.