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
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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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.