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

Japan
3.39 million
in 2019
Mexico
4.85 million
in 2019
Japan rank
5th
Mexico rank
2nd

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

  • Japan
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119902019

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.85 million against 3.39 million in Japan, a difference of 1.46 million.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 2nd of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 1.87 million 5,178 1.86 million Japan
1970s 3.56 million 274,156 3.29 million Japan
1980s 4.60 million 1.13 million 3.47 million Japan
1990s 4.79 million 2.54 million 2.25 million Japan
2000s 4.38 million 3.86 million 517,870 Japan
2010s 3.08 million 4.04 million 956,617 Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled, Japan or Mexico?
Mexico, at 4.85 million against 3.39 million in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between Japan and Mexico?
1.46 million, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Mexico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 5th 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.