Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Cameroon or Lebanon?

Cameroon, at 784,677 against 754,884 in Lebanon as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?

55 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.

Cameroon vs Lebanon: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Cameroon

784,677

in 2019

Lebanon

754,884

in 2019

Cameroon rank

46th

Lebanon rank

47th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Cameroon
Lebanon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 784,677 against 754,884 in Lebanon, a difference of 29,793.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 46th and Lebanon ranks 47th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8,792	207,504	198,712	Lebanon
1970s	43,512	306,868	263,357	Lebanon
1980s	54,478	319,905	265,427	Lebanon
1990s	100,404	368,387	267,984	Lebanon
2000s	295,586	416,265	120,678	Lebanon
2010s	576,354	582,349	5,996	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Cameroon or Lebanon?: Cameroon, at 784,677 against 754,884 in Lebanon as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Cameroon and Lebanon?: 29,793, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and Lebanon rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Cameroon ranks 46th and Lebanon ranks 47th 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.