Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Bangladesh
4.60 million
in 2019
Nigeria
4.66 million
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119902019

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.66 million against 4.60 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 63,740.

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

Bangladesh ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 2.15 million 3.28 million 1.13 million Nigeria
2010s 4.04 million 4.48 million 432,108 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 4.66 million against 4.60 million in Bangladesh as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
63,740, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Bangladesh ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.