Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Peru or Taiwan?

Taiwan, at 4.81 million against 4.01 million in Peru as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Taiwan?

41 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.

Peru vs Taiwan: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Peru

4.01 million

in 2019

Taiwan

4.81 million

in 2019

Peru rank

15th

Taiwan rank

12th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Peru
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 4.81 million against 4.01 million in Peru, a difference of 796,470.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 12th of 177 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	14,610	113,543	98,933	Taiwan
1970s	95,895	1.49 million	1.39 million	Taiwan
1990s	1.06 million	4.80 million	3.73 million	Taiwan
2000s	1.20 million	4.85 million	3.65 million	Taiwan
2010s	2.67 million	4.37 million	1.70 million	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Peru or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 4.81 million against 4.01 million in Peru as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Peru and Taiwan?: 796,470, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Taiwan?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Peru and Taiwan rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?: Peru ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 12th of 177 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: 10 August 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.