Kuwait vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Kuwait
223,807
in 2019
New Zealand
245,573
in 2019
Kuwait rank
61st
New Zealand rank
59th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 245,573 against 223,807 in Kuwait, a difference of 21,766.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 59th of 178 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 3,058 177.78 2,880 Kuwait
1970s 13,729 -22,316 36,045 Kuwait
1980s 68,360 -111,780 180,140 Kuwait
1990s 61,853 -7,257 69,110 Kuwait
2000s 128,498 4,454 124,044 Kuwait
2010s 160,850 78,279 82,571 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Kuwait or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 245,573 against 223,807 in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Kuwait and New Zealand?
21,766, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Kuwait ranks 61st and New Zealand ranks 59th 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.