Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bolivia or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 59,234 against 56,231 in Bolivia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Madagascar?

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.

Bolivia vs Madagascar: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Bolivia

56,231

in 2019

Madagascar

59,234

in 2019

Bolivia rank

114th

Madagascar rank

113th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Bolivia
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 59,234 against 56,231 in Bolivia, a difference of 3,003.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

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

Bolivia ranks 114th and Madagascar ranks 113th of 174 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	20,781	-2,247	23,028	Bolivia
1970s	98,381	-2,533	100,914	Bolivia
1980s	238,674	18,985	219,689	Bolivia
1990s	204,841	40,451	164,390	Bolivia
2000s	194,963	48,919	146,044	Bolivia
2010s	86,661	20,259	66,402	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Bolivia or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 59,234 against 56,231 in Bolivia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Bolivia and Madagascar?: 3,003, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Madagascar?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Bolivia and Madagascar rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Bolivia ranks 114th and Madagascar ranks 113th 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.