Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Indonesia or Spain?

Spain, at 3.17 million against 2.63 million in Indonesia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Spain?

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.

Indonesia vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Indonesia

2.63 million

in 2019

Spain

3.17 million

in 2019

Indonesia rank

9th

Spain rank

6th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Indonesia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.17 million against 2.63 million in Indonesia, a difference of 541,870.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2222	399,092	399,091	Spain
1970s	58,648	1.59 million	1.54 million	Spain
1980s	324,953	1.99 million	1.66 million	Spain
1990s	704,718	1.99 million	1.28 million	Spain
2000s	1.30 million	2.66 million	1.36 million	Spain
2010s	2.15 million	3.22 million	1.07 million	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Indonesia or Spain?: Spain, at 3.17 million against 2.63 million in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Indonesia and Spain?: 541,870, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Spain ranks 6th 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.