Bangladesh vs Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Bangladesh
2.20 million
in 2019
Thailand
2.40 million
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
12th
Thailand rank
10th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.40 million against 2.20 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 197,290.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 10th of 165 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Thailand Difference Ahead
2000s 123,344 1.55 million 1.43 million Thailand
2010s 810,583 2.29 million 1.48 million Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Bangladesh or Thailand?
Thailand, at 2.40 million against 2.20 million in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Bangladesh and Thailand?
197,290, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Thailand?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 10th 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

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.