Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Brazil or Israel?

Israel, at 223,784 against 144,241 in Brazil as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?

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.

Brazil vs Israel: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Brazil

144,241

in 2019

Israel

223,784

in 2019

Brazil rank

35th

Israel rank

32nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Brazil
Israel

How they compare

Israel currently reports 223,784 against 144,241 in Brazil, a difference of 79,543.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.6 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Brazil ranks 35th and Israel ranks 32nd of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	13.78	228,274	228,260	Israel
1970s	32,066	374,722	342,656	Israel
1980s	388,913	434,655	45,743	Israel
1990s	653,352	489,263	164,090	Brazil
2000s	483,644	544,104	60,460	Israel
2010s	-4.86 million	379,492	5.24 million	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Brazil or Israel?: Israel, at 223,784 against 144,241 in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Brazil and Israel?: 79,543, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Israel?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Israel rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Brazil ranks 35th and Israel ranks 32nd 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.