Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Nepal or Philippines?

Philippines, at 178,054 against 162,693 in Nepal as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Nepal and Philippines?

15,361, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Philippines?

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.

Nepal vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Nepal

162,693

in 2019

Philippines

178,054

in 2019

Nepal rank

34th

Philippines rank

33rd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Nepal
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 178,054 against 162,693 in Nepal, a difference of 15,361.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd of 165 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-22.78	7,814	7,837	Philippines
1970s	0	6,840	6,840	Philippines
1980s	-70.3	16,480	16,550	Philippines
1990s	53.3	106,496	106,442	Philippines
2000s	422.2	188,628	188,206	Philippines
2010s	66,092	104,998	38,906	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Nepal or Philippines?: Philippines, at 178,054 against 162,693 in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Nepal and Philippines?: 15,361, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Philippines?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nepal and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Nepal ranks 34th and Philippines ranks 33rd 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

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.