Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Malaysia or Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, at 1.56 million against 1.39 million in Malaysia as of 2017.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Malaysia and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?

171,790, with Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?

56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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.

Malaysia vs Venezuela, República Bolivariana de: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Malaysia

1.39 million

in 2019

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

1.56 million

in 2017

Malaysia rank

32nd

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank

31st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Malaysia
Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

How they compare

Venezuela, República Bolivariana de currently reports 1.56 million against 1.39 million in Malaysia, a difference of 171,790.

That makes Venezuela, República Bolivariana de's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ahead.

Malaysia ranks 32nd and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de	Difference	Ahead
1960s	136,729	531,976	395,247	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1970s	387,064	673,301	286,237	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1980s	575,782	952,896	377,113	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de
1990s	1.10 million	1.08 million	17,393	Malaysia
2000s	1.74 million	1.29 million	443,862	Malaysia
2010s	1.13 million	1.50 million	372,405	Venezuela, República Bolivariana de

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Malaysia or Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?: Venezuela, República Bolivariana de, at 1.56 million against 1.39 million in Malaysia as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Malaysia and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?: 171,790, with Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Malaysia and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Malaysia ranks 32nd and Venezuela, República Bolivariana de ranks 31st 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.