Bangladesh vs China: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Bangladesh
4.60 million
in 2019
China
4.56 million
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
13th
China rank
14th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Bangladesh
  • China
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119902019

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.60 million against 4.56 million in China, a difference of 36,230.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and China ranks 14th of 175 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh China Difference Ahead
2000s 2.15 million 1.50 million 650,218 Bangladesh
2010s 4.04 million 4.45 million 409,506 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bangladesh or China?
Bangladesh, at 4.60 million against 4.56 million in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Bangladesh and China?
36,230, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Bangladesh ranks 13th and China ranks 14th 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

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.