China vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, annual growth rate

China
0.6575 % change on previous year
in 2019
Spain
0.9314 % change on previous year
in 2019
China rank
79th
Spain rank
77th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, annual growth rate over time

  • China
  • Spain
0200400600196219902019

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.9314 % change on previous year against 0.6575 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.2739 % change on previous year.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times China's.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 79th and Spain ranks 77th of 149 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 26.8 % change on previous year 110.24 % change on previous year 83.43 % change on previous year Spain
1970s 16.06 % change on previous year 16.87 % change on previous year 0.8112 % change on previous year Spain
1980s 1.85 % change on previous year -1.03 % change on previous year 2.88 % change on previous year China
1990s 14.98 % change on previous year 50.69 % change on previous year 35.71 % change on previous year Spain
2000s 24.37 % change on previous year 4.03 % change on previous year 20.34 % change on previous year China
2010s 7.79 % change on previous year 1 % change on previous year 6.79 % change on previous year China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate, China or Spain?
Spain, at 0.9314 % change on previous year against 0.6575 % change on previous year in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate between China and Spain?
0.2739 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do China and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate?
China ranks 79th and Spain ranks 77th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, annual growth rate. 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 - Soybeans, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
149 places, 4,945 data points, 1962–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.