Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Egypt, Arab Republic of or Italy?

Egypt, Arab Republic of, at 10.42 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Egypt, Arab Republic of and Italy?

2.95 million, with Egypt, Arab Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Republic of and Italy?

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.

Egypt, Arab Republic of vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Egypt, Arab Republic of

10.42 million

in 2019

Italy

7.47 million

in 2019

Egypt, Arab Republic of rank

2nd

Italy rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Egypt, Arab Republic of
Italy

How they compare

Egypt, Arab Republic of currently reports 10.42 million against 7.47 million in Italy, a difference of 2.95 million.

That makes Egypt, Arab Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt, Arab Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt, Arab Republic of	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.16 million	1.05 million	107,496	Egypt, Arab Republic of
1970s	2.51 million	2.21 million	299,814	Egypt, Arab Republic of
1980s	4.60 million	4.10 million	500,958	Egypt, Arab Republic of
1990s	5.46 million	5.86 million	396,699	Italy
2000s	6.27 million	6.76 million	492,043	Italy
2010s	10.48 million	7.13 million	3.35 million	Egypt, Arab Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Egypt, Arab Republic of or Italy?: Egypt, Arab Republic of, at 10.42 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Egypt, Arab Republic of and Italy?: 2.95 million, with Egypt, Arab Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Republic of and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt, Arab Republic of and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Egypt, Arab Republic of ranks 2nd and Italy ranks 4th 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.