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
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119902019

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

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.