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

Belgium
3.66 million
in 2019
South Korea
3.75 million
in 2019
Belgium rank
17th
South Korea rank
16th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Belgium
  • South Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119902019

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3.75 million against 3.66 million in Belgium, a difference of 83,940.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Korea ahead.

Belgium ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 16th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 3.18 million 3.48 million 301,028 South Korea
2010s 3.73 million 4.34 million 614,685 South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Belgium or South Korea?
South Korea, at 3.75 million against 3.66 million in Belgium as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Belgium and South Korea?
83,940, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Belgium ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 16th 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.