Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Austria or Greece?

Greece, at 1.04 million against 843,728 in Austria as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?

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.

Austria vs Greece: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Austria

843,728

in 2019

Greece

1.04 million

in 2019

Austria rank

44th

Greece rank

41st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Austria
Greece

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.04 million against 843,728 in Austria, a difference of 193,672.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 44th and Greece ranks 41st of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,863	11,019	39,843	Austria
1970s	13,916	21,778	7,863	Greece
1980s	-109,177	177,102	286,279	Greece
1990s	-137,913	488,721	626,634	Greece
2000s	143,352	945,596	802,243	Greece
2010s	679,586	959,151	279,565	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Austria or Greece?: Greece, at 1.04 million against 843,728 in Austria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Austria and Greece?: 193,672, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Greece?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Austria and Greece rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Austria ranks 44th and Greece ranks 41st 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.