China vs Mexico: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled

China
91.29 million
in 2019
Mexico
4.85 million
in 2019
China rank
1st
Mexico rank
2nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Mexico
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How they compare

China currently reports 91.29 million against 4.85 million in Mexico, a difference of 86.44 million.

That makes China's figure about 18.8 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 2nd of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 251,549 5,178 246,371 China
1970s 948,341 274,156 674,184 China
1980s 1.75 million 1.13 million 625,770 China
1990s 3.58 million 2.54 million 1.04 million China
2000s 26.59 million 3.86 million 22.73 million China
2010s 76.32 million 4.04 million 72.28 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled, China or Mexico?
China, at 91.29 million against 4.85 million in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between China and Mexico?
86.44 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
China ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 2nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled. 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, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.