Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Germany or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 1.85 million against 1.61 million in Germany as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Tunisia?

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.

Germany vs Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Germany

1.61 million

in 2019

Tunisia

1.85 million

in 2019

Germany rank

29th

Tunisia rank

26th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Germany
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1.85 million against 1.61 million in Germany, a difference of 238,220.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.18 million	239,964	2.94 million	Germany
1970s	2.90 million	385,226	2.52 million	Germany
1980s	1.80 million	837,497	967,354	Germany
1990s	-1.05 million	983,108	2.03 million	Tunisia
2000s	-792,773	1.41 million	2.21 million	Tunisia
2010s	1.97 million	1.81 million	152,580	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Germany or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 1.85 million against 1.61 million in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Germany and Tunisia?: 238,220, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Tunisia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and Tunisia rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Germany ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 26th 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: 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.