South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled

South Korea
1.26 million
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
680,959
in 2019
South Korea rank
18th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st

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

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.26 million against 680,959 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 582,861.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.9 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 7,085 0 7,085 South Korea
1970s 125,378 -3 125,382 South Korea
1980s 805,220 -1,364 806,585 South Korea
1990s 1.30 million 9,559 1.29 million South Korea
2000s 1.32 million 33,198 1.28 million South Korea
2010s 1.23 million 597,377 634,833 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea, at 1.26 million against 680,959 in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
582,861, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 18th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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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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
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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.