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

North Korea
299,485
in 2019
Syria
248,246
in 2019
North Korea rank
55th
Syria rank
58th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • North Korea
  • Syria
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 299,485 against 248,246 in Syria, a difference of 51,239.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

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

North Korea ranks 55th and Syria ranks 58th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Syria Difference Ahead
1960s -1,916 -184,107 182,191 North Korea
1970s -99,100 -18,069 81,031 Syria
1980s 63,100 52,488 10,612 North Korea
1990s 401,850 170,057 231,793 North Korea
2000s 321,756 1.05 million 723,783 Syria
2010s 263,777 661,822 398,045 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, North Korea or Syria?
North Korea, at 299,485 against 248,246 in Syria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between North Korea and Syria?
51,239, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Syria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do North Korea and Syria rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
North Korea ranks 55th and Syria ranks 58th 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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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

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.