Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Malaysia or Turkey?

Turkey, at 4.31 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?

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.

Malaysia vs Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Malaysia

3.76 million

in 2019

Turkey

4.31 million

in 2019

Malaysia rank

16th

Turkey rank

14th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Malaysia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 4.31 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia, a difference of 551,050.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 14th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	121,637	-13,110	134,747	Malaysia
1970s	332,320	-47,436	379,757	Malaysia
1980s	1.07 million	-119,251	1.19 million	Malaysia
1990s	2.02 million	-94,751	2.11 million	Malaysia
2000s	2.63 million	632,947	2.00 million	Malaysia
2010s	3.47 million	1.45 million	2.02 million	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Malaysia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 4.31 million against 3.76 million in Malaysia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Malaysia and Turkey?: 551,050, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Malaysia ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 14th 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: 02 November 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.