Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?

Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.30 million against 2.20 million in Bangladesh as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

101,870, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?

14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Bangladesh

2.20 million

in 2019

Iran, Islamic Republic of

2.30 million

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

12th

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

11th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Bangladesh
Iran, Islamic Republic of

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 2.30 million against 2.20 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 101,870.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th of 165 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	123,344	1.05 million	922,888	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	810,583	1.33 million	522,326	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Bangladesh or Iran, Islamic Republic of?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 2.30 million against 2.20 million in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 101,870, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Bangladesh ranks 12th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 11th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Soybeans. 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
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 165 places, 6,626 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.