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

New Zealand
245,573
in 2019
Syria
248,246
in 2019
New Zealand rank
59th
Syria rank
58th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • New Zealand
  • Syria
-500.0k0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119902019

How they compare

Syria currently reports 248,246 against 245,573 in New Zealand, a difference of 2,673.

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

New Zealand ranks 59th and Syria ranks 58th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 177.78 -184,107 184,285 New Zealand
1970s -22,316 -18,069 4,247 Syria
1980s -111,780 52,488 164,268 Syria
1990s -7,257 170,057 177,314 Syria
2000s 4,454 1.05 million 1.04 million Syria
2010s 78,279 661,822 583,543 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, New Zealand or Syria?
Syria, at 248,246 against 245,573 in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between New Zealand and Syria?
2,673, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syria?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Syria rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
New Zealand ranks 59th 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.