Egypt vs Netherlands: Net food imports by crop - Maize
Egypt
8.08 million
in 2019
Netherlands
6.29 million
in 2019
Egypt rank
7th
Netherlands rank
10th
Net food imports by crop - Maize over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 8.08 million against 6.29 million in Netherlands, a difference of 1.79 million.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Egypt ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182,341 | 1.76 million | 1.57 million | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 334,629 | 3.55 million | 3.22 million | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.52 million | 2.05 million | 532,599 | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 2.44 million | 1.31 million | 1.13 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 4.42 million | 2.21 million | 2.22 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.21 million | 4.50 million | 2.71 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 Netherlands?
- Egypt, at 8.08 million against 6.29 million in Netherlands as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 1.79 million, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Egypt ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th 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
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.