Japan vs New Zealand: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, annual growth rate

Japan
4.82 % change on previous year
in 2019
New Zealand
8.97 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan rank
68th
New Zealand rank
65th

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

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
-500-2500250500196219902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 8.97 % change on previous year against 4.82 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 4.15 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was New Zealand ahead.

Japan ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 65th of 149 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 10.65 % change on previous year 34.08 % change on previous year 23.43 % change on previous year New Zealand
1970s 4.98 % change on previous year 48.94 % change on previous year 43.95 % change on previous year New Zealand
1980s 0.7632 % change on previous year -109.73 % change on previous year 110.49 % change on previous year Japan
1990s 2.15 % change on previous year 36.69 % change on previous year 34.53 % change on previous year New Zealand
2000s -2.75 % change on previous year 92.43 % change on previous year 95.18 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s 0.3237 % change on previous year 33.47 % change on previous year 33.15 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate, Japan or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 8.97 % change on previous year against 4.82 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate between Japan and New Zealand?
4.15 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 65th 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.