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

Thailand, at 2.40 million against 2.30 million in Iran as of 2019.

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

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 Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Iran

2.30 million

in 2019

Thailand

2.40 million

in 2019

Iran rank

11th

Thailand rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Iran
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.40 million against 2.30 million in Iran, a difference of 95,420.

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

Iran ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 10th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-2,185	0	2,185	Thailand
1970s	62	1,482	1,420	Thailand
1980s	5,093	5,192	99.2	Thailand
1990s	62,836	348,701	285,865	Thailand
2000s	806,456	1.51 million	707,473	Thailand
2010s	1.33 million	2.29 million	956,060	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Iran or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.40 million against 2.30 million in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Iran and Thailand?: 95,420, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Thailand?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iran and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Iran ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 10th 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.