Japan vs North Korea: Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate

Japan
1.07 % change on previous year
in 2019
North Korea
0.1749 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan rank
105th
North Korea rank
107th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.07 % change on previous year against 0.1749 % change on previous year in North Korea, a difference of 0.8951 % change on previous year.

That makes Japan's figure about 6.1 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 107th of 173 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 15.07 % change on previous year -34.9 % change on previous year 49.97 % change on previous year Japan
1970s 6.09 % change on previous year -34.68 % change on previous year 40.77 % change on previous year Japan
1980s 5.23 % change on previous year 82.63 % change on previous year 77.41 % change on previous year North Korea
1990s 0.541 % change on previous year 64.39 % change on previous year 63.85 % change on previous year North Korea
2000s -0.1669 % change on previous year 8.95 % change on previous year 9.12 % change on previous year North Korea
2010s -0.0924 % change on previous year 10.86 % change on previous year 10.95 % change on previous year North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate, Japan or North Korea?
Japan, at 1.07 % change on previous year against 0.1749 % change on previous year in North Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate between Japan and North Korea?
0.8951 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Japan and North Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 107th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate. 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 - Maize, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,622 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Maize. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.