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

Kuwait, at 587,752 against 471,017 in Poland as of 2019.

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

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.

Kuwait vs Poland: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Kuwait

587,752

in 2019

Poland

471,017

in 2019

Kuwait rank

56th

Poland rank

59th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Kuwait
Poland

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 587,752 against 471,017 in Poland, a difference of 116,735.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Kuwait ranks 56th and Poland ranks 59th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	31,536	1.46 million	1.43 million	Poland
1970s	90,611	1.87 million	1.78 million	Poland
1980s	173,590	2.51 million	2.33 million	Poland
1990s	167,690	693,244	525,554	Poland
2000s	274,274	484,527	210,253	Poland
2010s	414,163	511,957	97,794	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Kuwait or Poland?: Kuwait, at 587,752 against 471,017 in Poland as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Kuwait and Poland?: 116,735, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Poland?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Poland rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Kuwait ranks 56th 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.