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

Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 592,739 in Libya as of 2019.

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

8,334, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

36 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 Libya: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Dominican Republic

601,073

in 2019

Libya

592,739

in 2019

Dominican Republic rank

54th

Libya rank

55th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Dominican Republic
Libya

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 601,073 against 592,739 in Libya, a difference of 8,334.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Libya ranks 55th of 174 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	60,292	11,890	48,402	Dominican Republic
1970s	111,974	162,364	50,390	Libya
1980s	187,680	231,175	43,495	Libya
1990s	204,507	380,000	175,493	Libya
2010s	409,982	1.24 million	827,447	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Dominican Republic or Libya?: Dominican Republic, at 601,073 against 592,739 in Libya as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Dominican Republic and Libya?: 8,334, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Libya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Dominican Republic and Libya rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Dominican Republic ranks 54th and Libya ranks 55th 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.