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

Japan
3.39 million
in 2019
Spain
3.17 million
in 2019
Japan rank
5th
Spain rank
6th

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

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 3.39 million against 3.17 million in Spain, a difference of 220,050.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 1.87 million 399,092 1.47 million Japan
1970s 3.56 million 1.59 million 1.97 million Japan
1980s 4.60 million 1.99 million 2.62 million Japan
1990s 4.79 million 1.99 million 2.80 million Japan
2000s 4.38 million 2.66 million 1.71 million Japan
2010s 3.08 million 3.22 million 140,710 Spain

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 Spain?
Japan, at 3.39 million against 3.17 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between Japan and Spain?
220,050, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 6th 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.