Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Brazil or Dominican Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 1.50 million against 1.46 million in Brazil as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Brazil and Dominican Republic?

42,540, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?

57 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.

Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Brazil

1.46 million

in 2019

Dominican Republic

1.50 million

in 2019

Brazil rank

27th

Dominican Republic rank

25th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Brazil
Dominican Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.50 million against 1.46 million in Brazil, a difference of 42,540.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Dominican Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,740	-3,125	5,865	Brazil
1970s	280,525	57,265	223,260	Brazil
1980s	670,886	230,738	440,148	Brazil
1990s	949,329	639,991	309,338	Brazil
2000s	897,942	1.05 million	155,840	Dominican Republic
2010s	-4.06 million	817,175	4.87 million	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Brazil or Dominican Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 1.50 million against 1.46 million in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Brazil and Dominican Republic?: 42,540, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Brazil ranks 27th and Dominican Republic ranks 25th of 178 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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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.