Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Greece or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 1.16 million against 1.04 million in Greece as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Greece and United Arab Emirates?

122,190, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Greece vs United Arab Emirates: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Greece

1.04 million

in 2019

United Arab Emirates

1.16 million

in 2019

Greece rank

41st

United Arab Emirates rank

38th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Greece
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.16 million against 1.04 million in Greece, a difference of 122,190.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	11,019	188.44	10,831	Greece
1970s	21,778	16,796	4,982	Greece
1980s	177,102	180,924	3,822	United Arab Emirates
1990s	488,721	368,972	119,749	Greece
2000s	945,596	1.11 million	164,157	United Arab Emirates
2010s	959,151	1.21 million	255,472	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Greece or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.16 million against 1.04 million in Greece as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 122,190, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and United Arab Emirates?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Greece and United Arab Emirates rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Greece ranks 41st and United Arab Emirates ranks 38th 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: 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.