Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Mexico or Spain?

Spain, at 5.14 million against 4.80 million in Mexico as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?

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.

Mexico vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Mexico

4.80 million

in 2019

Spain

5.14 million

in 2019

Mexico rank

11th

Spain rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Mexico
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.14 million against 4.80 million in Mexico, a difference of 336,820.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Mexico ranks 11th and Spain ranks 10th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,333	237,475	236,143	Spain
1970s	465,950	59,087	406,863	Mexico
1980s	607,588	-238,129	845,716	Mexico
1990s	1.52 million	1.64 million	118,516	Spain
2000s	3.28 million	4.63 million	1.35 million	Spain
2010s	4.43 million	5.14 million	700,411	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Mexico or Spain?: Spain, at 5.14 million against 4.80 million in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Mexico and Spain?: 336,820, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Mexico ranks 11th and Spain ranks 10th 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.