Australia vs Paraguay: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Australia
-2.38 million
in 2019
Paraguay
-2.99 million
in 2019
Australia rank
170th
Paraguay rank
172nd

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Australia
  • Paraguay
-8.0M-6.0M-4.0M-2.0M0196119902019

How they compare

Australia currently reports -2.38 million against -2.99 million in Paraguay, a difference of 609,370.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.

Australia ranks 170th and Paraguay ranks 172nd of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s -413,205 70,138 483,343 Paraguay
1970s -1.41 million 46,675 1.45 million Paraguay
1980s -2.46 million 33,978 2.50 million Paraguay
1990s -2.93 million -53,671 2.87 million Paraguay
2000s -3.47 million -924,307 2.55 million Paraguay
2010s -5.32 million -2.24 million 3.08 million Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Australia or Paraguay?
Australia, at -2.38 million against -2.99 million in Paraguay as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Australia and Paraguay?
609,370, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Paraguay?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Australia and Paraguay rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Australia ranks 170th and Paraguay ranks 172nd 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.