Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Algeria or Malaysia?

Algeria, at 4.36 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Malaysia: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Algeria

4.36 million

in 2019

Malaysia

3.76 million

in 2019

Algeria rank

13th

Malaysia rank

16th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Algeria
Malaysia

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 4.36 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia, a difference of 600,970.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-54,053	121,637	175,690	Malaysia
1970s	57,612	332,320	274,708	Malaysia
1980s	636,966	1.07 million	431,295	Malaysia
1990s	1.15 million	2.02 million	867,542	Malaysia
2000s	1.94 million	2.63 million	691,725	Malaysia
2010s	3.73 million	3.47 million	255,508	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Algeria or Malaysia?: Algeria, at 4.36 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Algeria and Malaysia?: 600,970, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Algeria ranks 13th and Malaysia ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Net food imports by crop - Maize
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 7,874 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.