Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Morocco or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 4.66 million against 3.84 million in Morocco as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?

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.

Morocco vs Nigeria: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Morocco

3.84 million

in 2019

Nigeria

4.66 million

in 2019

Morocco rank

15th

Nigeria rank

12th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Morocco
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4.66 million against 3.84 million in Morocco, a difference of 814,050.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	334,321	83,830	250,491	Morocco
1970s	971,142	524,381	446,761	Morocco
1980s	1.73 million	815,887	914,939	Morocco
1990s	2.14 million	771,752	1.37 million	Morocco
2000s	2.95 million	2.84 million	111,791	Morocco
2010s	3.98 million	4.48 million	494,131	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Morocco or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 4.66 million against 3.84 million in Morocco as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Morocco and Nigeria?: 814,050, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Morocco ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.