Canada vs Uruguay: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Canada
135,019
in 2019
Uruguay
168,571
in 2019
Canada rank
69th
Uruguay rank
66th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Canada
  • Uruguay
-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M02.0M4.0M196119902019

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 168,571 against 135,019 in Canada, a difference of 33,552.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Canada ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s -119,507 7,839 127,346 Uruguay
1970s -2.86 million 3,986 2.87 million Uruguay
1980s -3.63 million -15,997 3.61 million Uruguay
1990s -1.94 million 8,664 1.94 million Uruguay
2000s 958,427 71,126 887,302 Canada
2010s -244,336 146,212 390,549 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Canada or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 168,571 against 135,019 in Canada as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Canada and Uruguay?
33,552, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Uruguay?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Canada and Uruguay rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Canada ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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

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.