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

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.

Italy vs Netherlands: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Italy

6.39 million

in 2019

Netherlands

6.29 million

in 2019

Italy rank

9th

Netherlands rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Italy
Netherlands

How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.39 million against 6.29 million in Netherlands, a difference of 103,110.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 177 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.07 million	1.76 million	2.31 million	Italy
1970s	4.32 million	3.55 million	772,000	Italy
1980s	1.55 million	2.05 million	502,106	Netherlands
1990s	728,527	1.31 million	582,449	Netherlands
2000s	1.43 million	2.21 million	775,230	Netherlands
2010s	4.19 million	4.50 million	306,778	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Italy or Netherlands?: Italy, at 6.39 million against 6.29 million in Netherlands as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Italy and Netherlands?: 103,110, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Italy ranks 9th 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

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.