Saudi Arabia vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Saudi Arabia
3.26 million
in 2019
Türkiye
4.31 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia rank
17th
Türkiye rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Türkiye
02.0M4.0M196119902019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 4.31 million against 3.26 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.05 million.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Türkiye ranks 14th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 23,526 -13,110 36,636 Saudi Arabia
1970s 139,287 -47,436 186,724 Saudi Arabia
1980s 604,890 -119,251 724,142 Saudi Arabia
1990s 819,930 -94,751 914,681 Saudi Arabia
2000s 1.28 million 632,947 644,714 Saudi Arabia
2010s 2.57 million 1.45 million 1.12 million Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Saudi Arabia or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 4.31 million against 3.26 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
1.05 million, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Türkiye?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th and Türkiye 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

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.