Taiwan vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Taiwan
4.81 million
in 2019
Türkiye
4.31 million
in 2019
Taiwan rank
12th
Türkiye rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

  • Taiwan
  • Türkiye
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119902019

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 4.81 million against 4.31 million in Türkiye, a difference of 499,950.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.

Taiwan ranks 12th and Türkiye ranks 14th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 113,543 -13,110 126,652 Taiwan
1970s 1.49 million -47,436 1.53 million Taiwan
1980s 3.28 million -119,251 3.40 million Taiwan
1990s 5.49 million -94,751 5.58 million Taiwan
2000s 4.85 million 632,947 4.21 million Taiwan
2010s 4.37 million 1.45 million 2.92 million Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - maize, Taiwan or Türkiye?
Taiwan, at 4.81 million against 4.31 million in Türkiye as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - maize between Taiwan and Türkiye?
499,950, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Türkiye?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Taiwan and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - maize?
Taiwan ranks 12th 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.