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

Taiwan, at 4.81 million against 4.31 million in Turkey as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan 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.

Taiwan vs Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Maize

Taiwan

4.81 million

in 2019

Turkey

4.31 million

in 2019

Taiwan rank

12th

Turkey rank

14th

Net food imports by crop - Maize over time

Taiwan
Turkey

How they compare

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

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

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

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