Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Brazil or Italy?

Italy, at 7.47 million against 6.58 million in Brazil as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?

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.

Brazil vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Brazil

6.58 million

in 2019

Italy

7.47 million

in 2019

Brazil rank

7th

Italy rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Brazil
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.47 million against 6.58 million in Brazil, a difference of 893,980.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Italy ranks 4th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.28 million	1.05 million	1.23 million	Brazil
1970s	2.70 million	2.21 million	483,804	Brazil
1980s	3.37 million	4.10 million	727,510	Italy
1990s	5.47 million	5.86 million	386,755	Italy
2000s	6.21 million	6.76 million	550,806	Italy
2010s	1.20 million	7.13 million	5.94 million	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Brazil or Italy?: Italy, at 7.47 million against 6.58 million in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Brazil and Italy?: 893,980, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Brazil ranks 7th and Italy ranks 4th 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.