Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Egypt or Iran?

Egypt, at 8.08 million against 7.39 million in Iran as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?

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.

Egypt vs Iran: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Egypt

8.08 million

in 2019

Iran

7.39 million

in 2019

Egypt rank

7th

Iran rank

8th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Egypt
Iran

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 8.08 million against 7.39 million in Iran, a difference of 690,050.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

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

Egypt ranks 7th and Iran ranks 8th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1960s	182,341	9,764	172,578	Egypt
1970s	334,629	221,780	112,849	Egypt
1980s	1.52 million	817,008	698,506	Egypt
1990s	2.44 million	1.02 million	1.42 million	Egypt
2000s	4.42 million	2.34 million	2.08 million	Egypt
2010s	7.21 million	6.00 million	1.21 million	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Egypt or Iran?: Egypt, at 8.08 million against 7.39 million in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Egypt and Iran?: 690,050, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Iran rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Egypt ranks 7th and Iran ranks 8th 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.