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

Croatia, at 86,011 against 64,216 in Sweden as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia 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.

Croatia vs Sweden: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Croatia

86,011

in 2019

Sweden

64,216

in 2019

Croatia rank

109th

Sweden rank

111th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Croatia
Sweden

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 86,011 against 64,216 in Sweden, a difference of 21,795.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.3 times Sweden's.

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

Croatia ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 111th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	-15,278	15,278	Croatia
1970s	0	-178,778	178,778	Croatia
1980s	0	-134,483	134,483	Croatia
1990s	18,164	-230,504	248,668	Croatia
2000s	17,094	-200,837	217,930	Croatia
2010s	43,292	-178,259	221,550	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Croatia or Sweden?: Croatia, at 86,011 against 64,216 in Sweden as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Croatia and Sweden?: 21,795, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Sweden?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Croatia and Sweden rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Croatia ranks 109th and Sweden ranks 111th 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.