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

Greece, at 300,156 against 223,784 in Israel as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

Greece vs Israel: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Greece

300,156

in 2019

Israel

223,784

in 2019

Greece rank

29th

Israel rank

32nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Greece
Israel

How they compare

Greece currently reports 300,156 against 223,784 in Israel, a difference of 76,372.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Israel ranks 32nd of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-14,925	228,274	243,199	Israel
1970s	30,650	374,722	344,073	Israel
1980s	128,107	434,655	306,548	Israel
1990s	272,433	489,263	216,830	Israel
2000s	335,417	544,104	208,687	Israel
2010s	292,003	379,492	87,488	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Greece or Israel?: Greece, at 300,156 against 223,784 in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Greece and Israel?: 76,372, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Greece and Israel rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Greece ranks 29th 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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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.