Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Italy

Italy: Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled was 2.05 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2.05 million
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
14th
of 165 countries
All-time high
2.05 million
in 2019
All-time low
204,646
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Italy, 1961–2019

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Italy is 2.05 million, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

That represents a change of up 24.0% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Italy peaked at 2.05 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 204,646, in 1961.

Italy ranks 14th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled in Italy, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 204,646
1962 337,268 +64.8%
1963 334,795 -0.7%
1964 324,910 -3.0%
1965 445,532 +37.1%
1966 529,868 +18.9%
1967 594,273 +12.2%
1968 622,914 +4.8%
1969 606,685 -2.6%
1970 845,189 +39.3%
1971 852,876 +0.9%
1972 777,540 -8.8%
1973 887,515 +14.1%
1974 1.23 million +38.1%
1975 1.22 million -0.7%
1976 1.15 million -5.9%
1977 1.18 million +2.9%
1978 1.28 million +8.5%
1979 1.69 million +32.3%
1980 1.35 million -20.0%
1981 1.11 million -18.0%
1982 1.38 million +24.7%
1983 1.46 million +5.9%
1984 1.41 million -3.5%
1985 1.54 million +8.7%
1986 1.26 million -18.3%
1987 1.05 million -16.1%
1988 636,345 -39.6%
1989 724,160 +13.8%
1990 709,919 -2.0%
1991 758,150 +6.8%
1992 1.10 million +44.9%
1993 1.46 million +32.8%
1994 1.23 million -15.3%
1995 1.27 million +3.2%
1996 882,282 -30.7%
1997 760,557 -13.8%
1998 859,645 +13.0%
1999 797,374 -7.2%
2000 728,568 -8.6%
2001 924,678 +26.9%
2002 1.29 million +39.4%
2003 1.44 million +11.7%
2004 1.50 million +4.1%
2005 1.54 million +2.9%
2006 1.53 million -1.1%
2007 1.52 million -0.5%
2008 1.63 million +7.1%
2009 1.36 million -16.3%
2010 1.54 million +13.4%
2011 1.23 million -20.3%
2012 1.20 million -2.4%
2013 1.38 million +15.3%
2014 1.38 million -0.1%
2015 1.00 million -27.4%
2016 1.45 million +44.6%
2017 1.42 million -2.5%
2018 1.65 million +16.5%
2019 2.05 million +24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 444,543 204,646 622,914 9
1970s 1.11 million 777,540 1.69 million 10
1980s 1.19 million 636,345 1.54 million 10
1990s 983,359 709,919 1.46 million 10
2000s 1.35 million 728,568 1.63 million 10
2010s 1.43 million 1.00 million 2.05 million 10

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 11 Iran 2.30 million compare
  2. 12 Bangladesh 2.20 million compare
  3. 13 Germany 2.09 million compare
  4. 15 Argentina 2.03 million compare
  5. 16 Pakistan 2.02 million compare
  6. 17 Vietnam 1.62 million compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Italy?
Net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled in Italy was 2.05 million in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 204,646 in 1961.
How does Italy rank for net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled?
Italy ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - soybeans, gaps filled rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
165 places, 6,691 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Soybeans with 65 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.