Thailand vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans

Thailand
2.40 million
in 2019
Türkiye
2.70 million
in 2019
Thailand rank
10th
Türkiye rank
7th

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans over time

  • Thailand
  • Türkiye
-1.0M01.0M2.0M3.0M196119902019

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 2.70 million against 2.40 million in Thailand, a difference of 303,150.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 10th and Türkiye ranks 7th of 165 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Thailand Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 0 -18,646 18,646 Thailand
1970s 1,482 -47,940 49,421 Thailand
1980s 5,192 -232,964 238,156 Thailand
1990s 348,701 -445,491 794,191 Thailand
2000s 1.51 million 587,412 926,517 Thailand
2010s 2.29 million 1.88 million 407,536 Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - soybeans, Thailand or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 2.70 million against 2.40 million in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - soybeans between Thailand and Türkiye?
303,150, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - soybeans?
Thailand ranks 10th and Türkiye 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

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.