Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Dominican Republic or Iraq?

Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 570,588 in Iraq as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Dominican Republic and Iraq?

30,485, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Iraq?

46 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.

Dominican Republic vs Iraq: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Dominican Republic

601,073

in 2019

Iraq

570,588

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

54th

Iraq rank

57th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Dominican Republic
Iraq

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 601,073 against 570,588 in Iraq, a difference of 30,485.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 57th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60,292	37,767	22,524	Dominican Republic
1970s	111,974	671,312	559,338	Iraq
1980s	187,680	2.37 million	2.18 million	Iraq
1990s	247,879	1.17 million	919,281	Iraq
2000s	350,746	2.72 million	2.37 million	Iraq
2010s	467,802	976,451	508,649	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Dominican Republic or Iraq?: Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 570,588 in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Dominican Republic and Iraq?: 30,485, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Iraq?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Iraq rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Iraq ranks 57th 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.