Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Barbados or Singapore?

Barbados, at 28,060 against 21,084 in Singapore as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Barbados vs Singapore: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Barbados

28,060

in 2019

Singapore

21,084

in 2019

Barbados rank

43rd

Singapore rank

46th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Barbados
Singapore

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 28,060 against 21,084 in Singapore, a difference of 6,976.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.3 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Singapore ahead.

Barbados ranks 43rd and Singapore ranks 46th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-1.44	15,917	15,919	Singapore
1970s	0	51,246	51,246	Singapore
1980s	0	-265,234	265,234	Barbados
1990s	11,820	31,619	19,799	Singapore
2000s	22,899	21,181	1,718	Barbados
2010s	24,964	20,446	4,517	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Barbados or Singapore?: Barbados, at 28,060 against 21,084 in Singapore as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Barbados and Singapore?: 6,976, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Singapore?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Barbados and Singapore rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Barbados ranks 43rd and Singapore ranks 46th 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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About this data

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.