Italy vs Taiwan: Net food imports by crop - Maize
Italy
6.39 million
in 2019
Taiwan
4.81 million
in 2019
Italy rank
9th
Taiwan rank
12th
Net food imports by crop - Maize over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.39 million against 4.81 million in Taiwan, a difference of 1.58 million.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 12th of 177 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.07 million | 113,543 | 3.96 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 4.32 million | 1.49 million | 2.84 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 1.55 million | 3.28 million | 1.73 million | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 728,527 | 5.49 million | 4.76 million | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.43 million | 4.85 million | 3.42 million | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 4.19 million | 4.37 million | 176,144 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Italy or Taiwan?
- Italy, at 6.39 million against 4.81 million in Taiwan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Italy and Taiwan?
- 1.58 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Italy ranks 9th and Taiwan ranks 12th 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
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.