How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Pakistan?

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.

Korea, Republic of vs Pakistan: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Korea, Republic of

1.26 million

in 2019

Pakistan

2.02 million

in 2019

Korea, Republic of rank

18th

Pakistan rank

16th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Korea, Republic of
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.02 million against 1.26 million in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 756,960.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.6 times Korea, Republic of's.

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

Korea, Republic of ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th of 165 countries.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,085	0	7,085	Korea, Republic of
1970s	125,378	-15,547	140,925	Korea, Republic of
1980s	805,220	-21,241	826,461	Korea, Republic of
1990s	1.30 million	17,064	1.29 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	1.32 million	67,010	1.25 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	1.23 million	628,903	603,307	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Korea, Republic of or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 2.02 million against 1.26 million in Korea, Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Korea, Republic of and Pakistan?: 756,960, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Pakistan?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Korea, Republic of and Pakistan rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Korea, Republic of ranks 18th and Pakistan ranks 16th 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.