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

Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 587,752 in Kuwait as of 2019.

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

13,321, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

57 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 Kuwait: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Dominican Republic

601,073

in 2019

Kuwait

587,752

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

54th

Kuwait rank

56th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Dominican Republic
Kuwait

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 601,073 against 587,752 in Kuwait, a difference of 13,321.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60,292	31,536	28,756	Dominican Republic
1970s	111,974	90,611	21,363	Dominican Republic
1980s	187,680	173,590	14,089	Dominican Republic
1990s	247,879	167,690	80,189	Dominican Republic
2000s	368,181	274,955	93,226	Dominican Republic
2010s	463,367	414,163	49,204	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Dominican Republic or Kuwait?: Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 587,752 in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 13,321, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Kuwait?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Kuwait rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Kuwait ranks 56th 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.