Egypt vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

Egypt
0.0751 units per person
in 2019
Iran
0.0849 units per person
in 2019
Egypt rank
37th
Iran rank
34th

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

  • Egypt
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.0849 units per person against 0.0751 units per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0098 units per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 37th and Iran ranks 34th of 177 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 0.006 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0057 units per person Egypt
1970s 0.0083 units per person 0.0062 units per person 0.0021 units per person Egypt
1980s 0.03 units per person 0.0169 units per person 0.0131 units per person Egypt
1990s 0.037 units per person 0.0164 units per person 0.0206 units per person Egypt
2000s 0.0552 units per person 0.0325 units per person 0.0227 units per person Egypt
2010s 0.0731 units per person 0.0725 units per person 0.0006 units per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, Egypt or Iran?
Iran, at 0.0849 units per person against 0.0751 units per person in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between Egypt and Iran?
0.0098 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Egypt ranks 37th and Iran ranks 34th 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.