Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Greece or India?

Greece, at 300,156 against 227,616 in India as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and India?

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.

Greece vs India: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Greece

300,156

in 2019

India

227,616

in 2019

Greece rank

29th

India rank

31st

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Greece
India

How they compare

Greece currently reports 300,156 against 227,616 in India, a difference of 72,540.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-14,925	1,414	16,339	India
1970s	30,650	-8,440	39,089	Greece
1980s	128,107	-5,285	133,392	Greece
1990s	272,433	6,248	266,185	Greece
2000s	335,417	-57,131	392,548	Greece
2010s	292,003	-78,814	370,817	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Greece or India?: Greece, at 300,156 against 227,616 in India as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Greece and India?: 72,540, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and India?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Greece and India rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Greece ranks 29th and India ranks 31st 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.