Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Iraq or Poland?

Iraq, at 570,588 against 471,017 in Poland as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?

48 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.

Iraq vs Poland: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Iraq

570,588

in 2019

Poland

471,017

in 2019

Iraq rank

57th

Poland rank

59th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Iraq
Poland

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 570,588 against 471,017 in Poland, a difference of 99,571.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Iraq ranks 57th and Poland ranks 59th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	37,767	1.46 million	1.42 million	Poland
1970s	671,312	1.87 million	1.20 million	Poland
1980s	2.37 million	2.51 million	139,165	Poland
1990s	1.17 million	693,244	473,916	Iraq
2000s	2.38 million	279,497	2.10 million	Iraq
2010s	976,451	599,194	377,257	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Iraq or Poland?: Iraq, at 570,588 against 471,017 in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Iraq and Poland?: 99,571, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Poland rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Iraq ranks 57th and Poland ranks 59th 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.