Japan vs Taiwan: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans
Japan
3.39 million
in 2019
Taiwan
2.68 million
in 2019
Japan rank
5th
Taiwan rank
8th
Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.39 million against 2.68 million in Taiwan, a difference of 714,320.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Taiwan's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 8th of 165 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.87 million | 233,927 | 1.63 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.56 million | 735,393 | 2.83 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.60 million | 1.50 million | 3.10 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.79 million | 2.34 million | 2.45 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.38 million | 2.34 million | 2.04 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.08 million | 2.47 million | 609,969 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 3.39 million against 2.68 million in Taiwan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Japan and Taiwan?
- 714,320, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
- Japan ranks 5th and Taiwan ranks 8th 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
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.