Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Netherlands or Turkey?

Netherlands, at 4.02 million against 2.70 million in Turkey as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Netherlands and Turkey?

1.32 million, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?

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.

Netherlands vs Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Netherlands

4.02 million

in 2019

Turkey

2.70 million

in 2019

Netherlands rank

4th

Turkey rank

7th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Netherlands
Turkey

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 4.02 million against 2.70 million in Turkey, a difference of 1.32 million.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.5 times Turkey's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	310,284	-18,646	328,929	Netherlands
1970s	1.56 million	-47,940	1.61 million	Netherlands
1980s	2.86 million	-232,964	3.09 million	Netherlands
1990s	3.99 million	-445,491	4.43 million	Netherlands
2000s	4.58 million	587,412	4.00 million	Netherlands
2010s	3.42 million	1.88 million	1.54 million	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Netherlands or Turkey?: Netherlands, at 4.02 million against 2.70 million in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Netherlands and Turkey?: 1.32 million, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Turkey?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Turkey rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Netherlands ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 7th 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: 02 November 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.