Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Ireland or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 1.69 million against 1.49 million in Ireland as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Venezuela?

56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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.

Ireland vs Venezuela: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Ireland

1.49 million

in 2019

Venezuela

1.69 million

in 2017

Ireland rank

26th

Venezuela rank

23rd

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Ireland
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.69 million against 1.49 million in Ireland, a difference of 208,400.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	110,900	57,856	53,044	Ireland
1970s	149,418	272,494	123,076	Venezuela
1980s	-94,668	666,302	760,970	Venezuela
1990s	-51,243	923,752	974,995	Venezuela
2000s	161,286	719,544	558,258	Venezuela
2010s	655,242	1.88 million	1.22 million	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Ireland or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 1.69 million against 1.49 million in Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Ireland and Venezuela?: 208,400, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Venezuela?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Ireland and Venezuela rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Ireland ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 23rd 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: 02 November 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.