Jamaica vs North Korea: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Jamaica
282,903
in 2019
North Korea
299,485
in 2019
Jamaica rank
56th
North Korea rank
55th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Jamaica
  • North Korea
-250.0k0250.0k500.0k750.0k196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 299,485 against 282,903 in Jamaica, a difference of 16,582.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 55th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica North Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 32,960 -1,916 34,877 Jamaica
1970s 119,372 -99,100 218,472 Jamaica
1980s 169,693 63,100 106,593 Jamaica
1990s 180,332 401,850 221,518 North Korea
2000s 206,244 321,756 115,512 North Korea
2010s 222,226 263,777 41,551 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Jamaica or North Korea?
North Korea, at 299,485 against 282,903 in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Jamaica and North Korea?
16,582, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Jamaica ranks 56th and North Korea ranks 55th 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

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.