Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, China or Egypt?

China, at 91.29 million against 4.26 million in Egypt as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between China and Egypt?

87.03 million, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?

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.

China vs Egypt: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

China

91.29 million

in 2019

Egypt

4.26 million

in 2019

China rank

1st

Egypt rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

China
Egypt

How they compare

China currently reports 91.29 million against 4.26 million in Egypt, a difference of 87.03 million.

That makes China's figure about 21.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd of 165 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Egypt	Difference	Ahead
1960s	251,549	-917.11	252,466	China
1970s	948,341	11,488	936,853	China
1980s	1.75 million	25,484	1.73 million	China
1990s	3.58 million	68,285	3.51 million	China
2000s	26.59 million	639,907	25.95 million	China
2010s	76.32 million	2.19 million	74.13 million	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, China or Egypt?: China, at 91.29 million against 4.26 million in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between China and Egypt?: 87.03 million, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Egypt?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Egypt rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: China ranks 1st and Egypt ranks 3rd 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: 02 November 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.