Algeria vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Algeria
6.78 million
in 2019
Japan
5.33 million
in 2019
Algeria rank
6th
Japan rank
8th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Algeria
  • Japan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119902019

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 6.78 million against 5.33 million in Japan, a difference of 1.44 million.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Algeria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 428,275 3.56 million 3.13 million Japan
1970s 1.13 million 5.41 million 4.28 million Japan
1980s 2.40 million 5.67 million 3.27 million Japan
1990s 3.02 million 5.93 million 2.91 million Japan
2000s 5.38 million 5.45 million 71,003 Japan
2010s 7.26 million 5.73 million 1.53 million Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Algeria or Japan?
Algeria, at 6.78 million against 5.33 million in Japan as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Algeria and Japan?
1.44 million, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Algeria ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th 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

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.