Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Indonesia or Italy?

Indonesia, at 10.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Indonesia and Italy?

3.49 million, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?

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.

Indonesia vs Italy: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Indonesia

10.96 million

in 2019

Italy

7.47 million

in 2019

Indonesia rank

1st

Italy rank

4th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Indonesia
Italy

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 10.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy, a difference of 3.49 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Indonesia ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0	1.05 million	1.05 million	Italy
1970s	600,325	2.21 million	1.61 million	Italy
1980s	1.56 million	4.10 million	2.54 million	Italy
1990s	3.02 million	5.86 million	2.84 million	Italy
2000s	4.15 million	6.76 million	2.61 million	Italy
2010s	8.00 million	7.13 million	868,963	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Indonesia or Italy?: Indonesia, at 10.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Indonesia and Italy?: 3.49 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Indonesia and Italy rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Indonesia ranks 1st and Italy ranks 4th 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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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.