What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?

6,846, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?

19 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Democratic Republic of the Congo

226,809

in 2019

Papua New Guinea

233,655

in 2019

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

84th

Papua New Guinea rank

81st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 233,655 against 226,809 in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 6,846.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st of 175 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	256,567	139,276	117,291	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s	335,316	209,412	125,903	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 233,655 against 226,809 in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 6,846, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 84th and Papua New Guinea ranks 81st 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: 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.