Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Germany or Morocco?

Germany, at 2.98 million against 2.73 million in Morocco as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Morocco?

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.

Germany vs Morocco: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Germany

2.98 million

in 2019

Morocco

2.73 million

in 2019

Germany rank

18th

Morocco rank

19th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Germany
Morocco

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.98 million against 2.73 million in Morocco, a difference of 250,760.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 18th and Morocco ranks 19th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.18 million	-36,732	2.22 million	Germany
1970s	3.98 million	21,076	3.96 million	Germany
1980s	2.01 million	130,459	1.88 million	Germany
1990s	-1.14 million	444,172	1.59 million	Morocco
2000s	-1.12 million	1.37 million	2.48 million	Morocco
2010s	578,170	2.05 million	1.48 million	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Germany or Morocco?: Germany, at 2.98 million against 2.73 million in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Germany and Morocco?: 250,760, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Morocco?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and Morocco rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Germany ranks 18th and Morocco ranks 19th 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.