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

South Korea
1.26 million
in 2019
Vietnam
1.62 million
in 2019
South Korea rank
18th
Vietnam rank
17th

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

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.62 million against 1.26 million in South Korea, a difference of 357,270.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 7,085 480.44 6,605 South Korea
1970s 125,378 529.1 124,849 South Korea
1980s 805,220 -46,963 852,184 South Korea
1990s 1.30 million -63,502 1.37 million South Korea
2000s 1.32 million 34,449 1.28 million South Korea
2010s 1.23 million 1.31 million 76,486 Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.62 million against 1.26 million in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled between South Korea and Vietnam?
357,270, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vietnam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do South Korea and Vietnam rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
South Korea ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th 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.