Colombia vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Colombia
5.99 million
in 2019
Italy
6.39 million
in 2019
Colombia rank
11th
Italy rank
9th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Colombia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.39 million against 5.99 million in Colombia, a difference of 397,500.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th of 177 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 1.91 million 915,360 994,004 Colombia
2000s 2.54 million 1.43 million 1.10 million Colombia
2010s 4.35 million 4.19 million 161,967 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Colombia or Italy?
Italy, at 6.39 million against 5.99 million in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Colombia and Italy?
397,500, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Colombia ranks 11th and Italy ranks 9th 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.