Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Kenya or Tunisia?

Kenya, at 1.97 million against 1.85 million in Tunisia as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?

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.

Kenya vs Tunisia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Kenya

1.97 million

in 2019

Tunisia

1.85 million

in 2019

Kenya rank

24th

Tunisia rank

26th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Kenya
Tunisia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.97 million against 1.85 million in Tunisia, a difference of 126,190.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tunisia ahead.

Kenya ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 26th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,588	239,964	227,376	Tunisia
1970s	39,018	385,226	346,208	Tunisia
1980s	114,447	837,497	723,050	Tunisia
1990s	361,948	983,108	621,160	Tunisia
2000s	594,196	1.41 million	818,740	Tunisia
2010s	1.44 million	1.81 million	376,676	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Kenya or Tunisia?: Kenya, at 1.97 million against 1.85 million in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Kenya and Tunisia?: 126,190, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Kenya ranks 24th and Tunisia ranks 26th 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.