Ethiopia vs Israel: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Ethiopia
1.31 million
in 2019
Israel
1.22 million
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
35th
Israel rank
36th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Israel
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.31 million against 1.22 million in Israel, a difference of 83,970.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Israel ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 35th and Israel ranks 36th of 175 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 506,480 1.56 million 1.06 million Israel
2000s 985,367 1.48 million 497,876 Israel
2010s 1.49 million 1.55 million 59,501 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Ethiopia or Israel?
Ethiopia, at 1.31 million against 1.22 million in Israel as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Ethiopia and Israel?
83,970, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Israel?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ethiopia and Israel rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Ethiopia ranks 35th and Israel ranks 36th 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

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.