Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Korea, Republic of or Saudi Arabia?

Korea, Republic of, at 3.75 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Korea, Republic of and Saudi Arabia?

646,650, with Korea, Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Korea, Republic of vs Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Korea, Republic of

3.75 million

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

3.10 million

in 2019

Korea, Republic of rank

16th

Saudi Arabia rank

18th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Korea, Republic of
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Korea, Republic of currently reports 3.75 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 646,650.

That makes Korea, Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Korea, Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Republic of ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 175 countries.

Korea, Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	630,453	66,094	564,359	Korea, Republic of
1970s	1.64 million	89,427	1.55 million	Korea, Republic of
1980s	2.72 million	232,007	2.49 million	Korea, Republic of
1990s	3.86 million	39,952	3.82 million	Korea, Republic of
2000s	3.48 million	155,757	3.32 million	Korea, Republic of
2010s	4.34 million	2.52 million	1.82 million	Korea, Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Korea, Republic of or Saudi Arabia?: Korea, Republic of, at 3.75 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Korea, Republic of and Saudi Arabia?: 646,650, with Korea, Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Saudi Arabia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Korea, Republic of and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Korea, Republic of ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.