Italy vs Viet Nam: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Italy
2.05 million
in 2019
Viet Nam
1.62 million
in 2019
Italy rank
14th
Viet Nam rank
17th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Italy
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.05 million against 1.62 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 424,680.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Viet Nam's.

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

Italy ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 444,543 480.44 444,063 Italy
1970s 1.11 million 529.1 1.11 million Italy
1980s 1.19 million -46,963 1.24 million Italy
1990s 983,359 -63,502 1.05 million Italy
2000s 1.35 million 34,449 1.31 million Italy
2010s 1.43 million 1.31 million 122,404 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Italy or Viet Nam?
Italy, at 2.05 million against 1.62 million in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Italy and Viet Nam?
424,680, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Viet Nam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Viet Nam rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Italy ranks 14th and Viet Nam ranks 17th 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

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.