Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Belarus or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 680,959 against 486,101 in Belarus as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Belarus and Saudi Arabia?

194,858, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Saudi Arabia?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Belarus vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Belarus

486,101

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

680,959

in 2019

Belarus rank

24th

Saudi Arabia rank

21st

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Belarus
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 680,959 against 486,101 in Belarus, a difference of 194,858.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Belarus ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st of 165 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-1,067	10,233	11,300	Saudi Arabia
2000s	243.5	33,198	32,955	Saudi Arabia
2010s	106,927	597,377	490,450	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Belarus or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 680,959 against 486,101 in Belarus as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Belarus and Saudi Arabia?: 194,858, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Saudi Arabia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Belarus and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Belarus ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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.