China vs Morocco: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

China
4.56 million
in 2019
Morocco
3.84 million
in 2019
China rank
14th
Morocco rank
15th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • China
  • Morocco
05.0M10.0M15.0M196119902019

How they compare

China currently reports 4.56 million against 3.84 million in Morocco, a difference of 714,080.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

China ranks 14th and Morocco ranks 15th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 5.28 million 334,321 4.94 million China
1970s 6.06 million 971,142 5.09 million China
1980s 12.17 million 1.73 million 10.44 million China
1990s 8.30 million 2.14 million 6.16 million China
2000s 2.63 million 2.95 million 321,149 Morocco
2010s 4.45 million 3.98 million 471,529 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, China or Morocco?
China, at 4.56 million against 3.84 million in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between China and Morocco?
714,080, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Morocco?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do China and Morocco rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
China ranks 14th and Morocco ranks 15th 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

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.