El Salvador vs Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Maize

El Salvador
793,196
in 2019
Iraq
822,761
in 2019
El Salvador rank
38th
Iraq rank
36th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
-250.0k0250.0k500.0k750.0k196119902019

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 822,761 against 793,196 in El Salvador, a difference of 29,565.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 38th and Iraq ranks 36th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 30,119 -95,683 125,802 El Salvador
1970s 16,064 24,245 8,181 Iraq
1980s 50,837 269,346 218,509 Iraq
1990s 136,092 41,500 94,592 El Salvador
2000s 424,645 -94,103 518,748 El Salvador
2010s 644,268 461,982 182,286 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, El Salvador or Iraq?
Iraq, at 822,761 against 793,196 in El Salvador as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between El Salvador and Iraq?
29,565, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
El Salvador ranks 38th and Iraq ranks 36th 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

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.