Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Algeria or Italy?

Italy, at 7.47 million against 6.78 million in Algeria as of 2019.

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

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 - Wheat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Algeria

6.78 million

in 2019

Italy

7.47 million

in 2019

Algeria rank

6th

Italy rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Algeria
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.47 million against 6.78 million in Algeria, a difference of 694,370.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Algeria ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	428,275	1.05 million	624,582	Italy
1970s	1.13 million	2.21 million	1.08 million	Italy
1980s	2.40 million	4.10 million	1.70 million	Italy
1990s	3.02 million	5.86 million	2.84 million	Italy
2000s	5.38 million	6.76 million	1.38 million	Italy
2010s	7.26 million	7.13 million	127,218	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Algeria or Italy?: Italy, at 7.47 million against 6.78 million in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Algeria and Italy?: 694,370, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Algeria ranks 6th and Italy ranks 4th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Net food imports by crop - Wheat
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 7,821 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.