Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bangladesh or South Korea?

Bangladesh, at 4.60 million against 3.75 million in South Korea as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Bangladesh and South Korea?

849,230, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Korea?

14 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Bangladesh vs South Korea: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Bangladesh

4.60 million

in 2019

South Korea

3.75 million

in 2019

Bangladesh rank

13th

South Korea rank

16th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Bangladesh
South Korea

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 4.60 million against 3.75 million in South Korea, a difference of 849,230.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 16th of 175 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.15 million	3.30 million	1.15 million	South Korea
2010s	4.04 million	4.34 million	299,527	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bangladesh or South Korea?: Bangladesh, at 4.60 million against 3.75 million in South Korea as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Bangladesh and South Korea?: 849,230, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Korea?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and South Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Bangladesh ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 16th 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: 02 November 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.