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

Türkiye, at 9.96 million against 6.78 million in Algeria as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Algeria and Türkiye?

3.19 million, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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 Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Algeria

6.78 million

in 2019

Türkiye

9.96 million

in 2019

Algeria rank

6th

Türkiye rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Algeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 9.96 million against 6.78 million in Algeria, a difference of 3.19 million.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.5 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.

Algeria ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	428,275	360,837	67,438	Algeria
1970s	1.13 million	304,340	830,015	Algeria
1980s	2.40 million	317,974	2.08 million	Algeria
1990s	3.02 million	766,304	2.25 million	Algeria
2000s	5.38 million	1.24 million	4.15 million	Algeria
2010s	7.26 million	4.90 million	2.36 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 Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 9.96 million against 6.78 million in Algeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Algeria and Türkiye?: 3.19 million, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Türkiye?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Algeria and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Algeria ranks 6th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 175 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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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.