North Korea vs Qatar: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

North Korea
1,329
in 2019
Qatar
1,169
in 2018
North Korea rank
63rd
Qatar rank
65th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • North Korea
  • Qatar
-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0100.0k196119902019

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1,329 against 1,169 in Qatar, a difference of 160.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.

North Korea ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 65th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s -13,639 0 13,639 Qatar
1970s -125,400 -230 125,170 Qatar
1980s 43,630 13.7 43,616 North Korea
1990s 31,100 466.5 30,634 North Korea
2000s 48,471 1,842 46,629 North Korea
2010s 12,877 1,252 11,626 North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, North Korea or Qatar?
North Korea, at 1,329 against 1,169 in Qatar as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between North Korea and Qatar?
160, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Qatar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2018.
How do North Korea and Qatar rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
North Korea ranks 63rd and Qatar ranks 65th 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.