Korea vs Vietnam: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Korea
1.26 million
in 2019
Vietnam
1.62 million
in 2019
Korea rank
18th
Vietnam rank
17th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Korea
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.62 million against 1.26 million in Korea, a difference of 357,270.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 18th and Vietnam ranks 17th of 165 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 7,085 480.44 6,605 Korea
1970s 125,378 529.1 124,849 Korea
1980s 805,220 -46,963 852,184 Korea
1990s 1.30 million -63,502 1.37 million Korea
2000s 1.32 million 34,449 1.28 million Korea
2010s 1.23 million 1.31 million 76,486 Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Korea or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.62 million against 1.26 million in Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Korea and Vietnam?
357,270, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Vietnam?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Korea and Vietnam rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Korea ranks 18th and Vietnam 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.