Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Burkina Faso or Sweden?

Burkina Faso, at 93,023 against 64,216 in Sweden as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Burkina Faso and Sweden?

28,807, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sweden?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Sweden: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Burkina Faso

93,023

in 2019

Sweden

64,216

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

109th

Sweden rank

112th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Burkina Faso
Sweden

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 93,023 against 64,216 in Sweden, a difference of 28,807.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 112th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	-15,278	15,278	Burkina Faso
1970s	16,202	-178,778	194,979	Burkina Faso
1980s	22,348	-134,483	156,831	Burkina Faso
1990s	46,994	-230,504	277,498	Burkina Faso
2000s	12,100	-200,837	212,936	Burkina Faso
2010s	75,589	-178,259	253,848	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Burkina Faso or Sweden?: Burkina Faso, at 93,023 against 64,216 in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Burkina Faso and Sweden?: 28,807, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sweden?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sweden rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 112th 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: 24 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.