Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Iran or Italy?

Iran, at 2.30 million against 2.05 million in Italy as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?

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.

Iran vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Iran

2.30 million

in 2019

Italy

2.05 million

in 2019

Iran rank

11th

Italy rank

14th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Iran
Italy

How they compare

Iran currently reports 2.30 million against 2.05 million in Italy, a difference of 256,360.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Iran ranks 11th and Italy ranks 14th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-2,185	444,543	446,729	Italy
1970s	62	1.11 million	1.11 million	Italy
1980s	5,093	1.19 million	1.19 million	Italy
1990s	62,836	983,359	920,523	Italy
2000s	806,456	1.35 million	539,076	Italy
2010s	1.33 million	1.43 million	98,192	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Iran or Italy?: Iran, at 2.30 million against 2.05 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Iran and Italy?: 256,360, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Iran ranks 11th and Italy ranks 14th 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: 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.