Brazil vs China: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

Brazil
0.007 units per person
in 2019
China
0.0068 units per person
in 2019
Brazil rank
84th
China rank
86th

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • China
-0.15-0.1-0.05-0196119902019

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.007 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in China, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

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

Brazil ranks 84th and China ranks 86th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person 0.0007 units per person China
1970s 0.0024 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0001 units per person China
1980s 0.0051 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0009 units per person Brazil
1990s 0.0059 units per person 0.0051 units per person 0.0008 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.0045 units per person 0.0038 units per person 0.0007 units per person Brazil
2010s -0.0198 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.0254 units per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, Brazil or China?
Brazil, at 0.007 units per person against 0.0068 units per person in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between Brazil and China?
0.0002 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Brazil ranks 84th and China ranks 86th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.