Germany vs United States: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Germany
1.61 million
in 2019
United States
1.72 million
in 2019
Germany rank
29th
United States rank
28th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • Germany
  • United States
-4.0M-2.0M02.0M4.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.72 million against 1.61 million in Germany, a difference of 106,700.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1960s 3.18 million -1.07 million 4.25 million Germany
1970s 2.90 million -1.11 million 4.02 million Germany
1980s 1.80 million -1.57 million 3.37 million Germany
1990s -1.05 million 235,253 1.29 million United States
2000s -792,773 1.30 million 2.09 million United States
2010s 1.97 million 2.46 million 490,385 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Germany or United States?
United States, at 1.72 million against 1.61 million in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Germany and United States?
106,700, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Germany ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th 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.