Egypt vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Wheat
Egypt
10.42 million
in 2019
Türkiye
9.96 million
in 2019
Egypt rank
2nd
Türkiye rank
3rd
Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time
- Egypt
- Türkiye
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.42 million against 9.96 million in Türkiye, a difference of 460,760.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Türkiye ahead.
Egypt ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 million | 360,837 | 799,516 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 2.51 million | 304,340 | 2.21 million | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4.60 million | 317,974 | 4.28 million | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.46 million | 766,304 | 4.70 million | Egypt |
| 2000s | 6.27 million | 1.24 million | 5.03 million | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.48 million | 4.90 million | 5.58 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 Türkiye?
- Egypt, at 10.42 million against 9.96 million in Türkiye as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Egypt and Türkiye?
- 460,760, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Türkiye?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Egypt and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
- Egypt ranks 2nd and Türkiye ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.