Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Barbados or Qatar?

Qatar, at 41,290 against 35,267 in Barbados as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Qatar?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.

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.

Barbados vs Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Barbados

35,267

in 2019

Qatar

41,290

in 2018

Barbados rank

92nd

Qatar rank

89th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Barbados
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 41,290 against 35,267 in Barbados, a difference of 6,023.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 92nd and Qatar ranks 89th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,238	0	1,238	Barbados
1970s	11,583	-230	11,813	Barbados
1980s	31,759	1,970	29,789	Barbados
1990s	37,509	12,703	24,806	Barbados
2000s	33,162	11,458	21,704	Barbados
2010s	31,903	23,033	8,870	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Barbados or Qatar?: Qatar, at 41,290 against 35,267 in Barbados as of 2018.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Barbados and Qatar?: 6,023, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Qatar?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do Barbados and Qatar rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Barbados ranks 92nd and Qatar ranks 89th 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.