Norway vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, annual growth rate

Norway
3.34 % change on previous year
in 2019
South Africa
4.44 % change on previous year
in 2019
Norway rank
70th
South Africa rank
69th

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

  • Norway
  • South Africa
-1.0k-5000500196219902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.44 % change on previous year against 3.34 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 1.1 % change on previous year.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.

Norway ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 69th of 149 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 17.96 % change on previous year -77.42 % change on previous year 95.38 % change on previous year Norway
1970s 11.79 % change on previous year -28.11 % change on previous year 39.9 % change on previous year Norway
1980s 3.19 % change on previous year -91.95 % change on previous year 95.14 % change on previous year Norway
1990s -6.45 % change on previous year -131.52 % change on previous year 125.08 % change on previous year Norway
2000s 1.49 % change on previous year 21.03 % change on previous year 19.55 % change on previous year South Africa
2010s 0.8952 % change on previous year 70.98 % change on previous year 70.08 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate, Norway or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.44 % change on previous year against 3.34 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate between Norway and South Africa?
1.1 % change on previous year, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
45 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, annual growth rate?
Norway ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 69th 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.