Botswana vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Botswana
5,235
in 2019
South Africa
7,359
in 2019
Botswana rank
55th
South Africa rank
53rd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
-100.0k0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119902019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 7,359 against 5,235 in Botswana, a difference of 2,124.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd of 165 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 7,359 against 5,235 in Botswana as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Botswana and South Africa?
2,124, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Botswana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 53rd 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.