What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Russian Federation and Ukraine?

434,460, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?

28 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Russian Federation vs Ukraine: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Russian Federation

-1.91 million

in 2019

Ukraine

-2.35 million

in 2019

Russian Federation rank

161st

Ukraine rank

162nd

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

Russian Federation
Ukraine

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports -1.91 million against -2.35 million in Ukraine, a difference of 434,460.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 161st and Ukraine ranks 162nd of 165 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	-406,694	-645,371	238,677	Russian Federation
2000s	-1.72 million	-3.27 million	1.55 million	Russian Federation
2010s	-1.88 million	-3.60 million	1.73 million	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Russian Federation or Ukraine?: Russian Federation, at -1.91 million against -2.35 million in Ukraine as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Russian Federation and Ukraine?: 434,460, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Ukraine?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
How do Russian Federation and Ukraine rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?: Russian Federation ranks 161st and Ukraine ranks 162nd 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.