Egypt vs Philippines: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Egypt
10.42 million
in 2019
Philippines
7.15 million
in 2019
Egypt rank
2nd
Philippines rank
5th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Egypt
  • Philippines
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119902019

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 10.42 million against 7.15 million in Philippines, a difference of 3.27 million.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 5th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 1.16 million 411,120 749,234 Egypt
1970s 2.51 million 602,940 1.91 million Egypt
1980s 4.60 million 863,351 3.73 million Egypt
1990s 5.46 million 1.90 million 3.56 million Egypt
2000s 6.27 million 2.49 million 3.78 million Egypt
2010s 10.48 million 4.03 million 6.45 million Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Egypt or Philippines?
Egypt, at 10.42 million against 7.15 million in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Egypt and Philippines?
3.27 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Egypt ranks 2nd and Philippines ranks 5th 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

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.