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

Iran, at 7.39 million against 6.39 million in Italy as of 2019.

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

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.

Iran vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Iran

7.39 million

in 2019

Italy

6.39 million

in 2019

Iran rank

8th

Italy rank

9th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Iran
Italy

How they compare

Iran currently reports 7.39 million against 6.39 million in Italy, a difference of 998,280.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Iran ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9,764	4.07 million	4.06 million	Italy
1970s	221,780	4.32 million	4.10 million	Italy
1980s	817,008	1.55 million	728,999	Italy
1990s	1.02 million	728,527	292,279	Iran
2000s	2.34 million	1.43 million	912,116	Iran
2010s	6.00 million	4.19 million	1.81 million	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Iran or Italy?: Iran, at 7.39 million against 6.39 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Iran and Italy?: 998,280, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Iran ranks 8th 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: 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.