What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita between Italy and Turkey?

0.0044 units per person, with Italy ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita

Italy

0.1251 units per person

in 2019

Turkey

0.1207 units per person

in 2019

Italy rank

17th

Turkey rank

19th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita over time

Italy
Turkey

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.1251 units per person against 0.1207 units per person in Turkey, a difference of 0.0044 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0202 units per person	0.0116 units per person	0.0086 units per person	Italy
1970s	0.0399 units per person	0.008 units per person	0.0319 units per person	Italy
1980s	0.0724 units per person	0.0059 units per person	0.0665 units per person	Italy
1990s	0.1031 units per person	0.0125 units per person	0.0906 units per person	Italy
2000s	0.1166 units per person	0.0177 units per person	0.0989 units per person	Italy
2010s	0.1188 units per person	0.0624 units per person	0.0563 units per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita, Italy or Turkey?: Italy, at 0.1251 units per person against 0.1207 units per person in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita between Italy and Turkey?: 0.0044 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?: Italy ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. 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 - Wheat, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.