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

Türkiye, at 9.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.

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

2.49 million, with Türkiye ahead.

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

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.

Italy vs Türkiye: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Italy

7.47 million

in 2019

Türkiye

9.96 million

in 2019

Italy rank

4th

Türkiye rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Italy
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 9.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy, a difference of 2.49 million.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 175 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.05 million	360,837	692,020	Italy
1970s	2.21 million	304,340	1.91 million	Italy
1980s	4.10 million	317,974	3.78 million	Italy
1990s	5.86 million	766,304	5.09 million	Italy
2000s	6.76 million	1.24 million	5.52 million	Italy
2010s	7.13 million	4.90 million	2.23 million	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Italy or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 9.96 million against 7.47 million in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Italy and Türkiye?: 2.49 million, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Türkiye?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Türkiye rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Italy ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd 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.