Ireland vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita

Ireland
0.2987 units per person
in 2019
Spain
0.2093 units per person
in 2019
Ireland rank
3rd
Spain rank
6th

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

  • Ireland
  • Spain
-0.100.10.20.3196119902019

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.2987 units per person against 0.2093 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0894 units per person.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.

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

Ireland ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0385 units per person 0.0467 units per person 0.0082 units per person Spain
1970s 0.0481 units per person 0.0934 units per person 0.0453 units per person Spain
1980s -0.0267 units per person 0.0681 units per person 0.0948 units per person Spain
1990s -0.0147 units per person 0.0431 units per person 0.0577 units per person Spain
2000s 0.0375 units per person 0.0898 units per person 0.0522 units per person Spain
2010s 0.1803 units per person 0.1402 units per person 0.0401 units per person Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, per capita, Ireland or Spain?
Ireland, at 0.2987 units per person against 0.2093 units per person in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize, per capita between Ireland and Spain?
0.0894 units per person, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Ireland ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 6th 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.