Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Mauritius or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 176,480 against 150,609 in Mauritius as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?

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.

Mauritius vs Rwanda: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Mauritius

150,609

in 2019

Rwanda

176,480

in 2019

Mauritius rank

96th

Rwanda rank

93rd

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Mauritius
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 176,480 against 150,609 in Mauritius, a difference of 25,871.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.

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

Mauritius ranks 96th and Rwanda ranks 93rd of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	30.56	-580.89	611.44	Mauritius
1970s	85.4	2,625	2,540	Rwanda
1980s	2,355	4,028	1,673	Rwanda
1990s	108,895	4,900	103,995	Mauritius
2000s	137,573	4,718	132,854	Mauritius
2010s	148,622	113,460	35,162	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Mauritius or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 176,480 against 150,609 in Mauritius as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Mauritius and Rwanda?: 25,871, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Rwanda?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Mauritius and Rwanda rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Mauritius ranks 96th and Rwanda ranks 93rd 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.