Brazil vs Japan: Net food imports by crop - Wheat
Brazil
6.58 million
in 2019
Japan
5.33 million
in 2019
Brazil rank
7th
Japan rank
8th
Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 6.58 million against 5.33 million in Japan, a difference of 1.24 million.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 174 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.28 million | 3.56 million | 1.28 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.70 million | 5.41 million | 2.72 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.37 million | 5.67 million | 2.30 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.47 million | 5.93 million | 453,935 | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.21 million | 5.45 million | 755,073 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.20 million | 5.73 million | 4.53 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 6.58 million against 5.33 million in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Brazil and Japan?
- 1.24 million, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th 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
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.