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

Mexico, at 4.85 million against 4.26 million in Egypt as of 2019.

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

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.

Egypt vs Mexico: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Egypt

4.26 million

in 2019

Mexico

4.85 million

in 2019

Egypt rank

3rd

Mexico rank

2nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Egypt
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.85 million against 4.26 million in Egypt, a difference of 593,720.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.

Egypt ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 2nd of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-917.11	5,178	6,095	Mexico
1970s	11,488	274,156	262,669	Mexico
1980s	25,484	1.13 million	1.10 million	Mexico
1990s	68,285	2.54 million	2.47 million	Mexico
2000s	639,907	3.86 million	3.22 million	Mexico
2010s	2.19 million	4.04 million	1.85 million	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Egypt or Mexico?: Mexico, at 4.85 million against 4.26 million in Egypt as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Egypt and Mexico?: 593,720, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Egypt ranks 3rd and Mexico ranks 2nd 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.