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

Morocco, at 3.84 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.

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

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 Saudi Arabia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Morocco

3.84 million

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

3.10 million

in 2019

Morocco rank

15th

Saudi Arabia rank

18th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Morocco
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 3.84 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 745,570.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	334,321	66,094	268,227	Morocco
1970s	971,142	89,427	881,715	Morocco
1980s	1.73 million	232,007	1.50 million	Morocco
1990s	2.14 million	39,952	2.10 million	Morocco
2000s	2.95 million	155,757	2.80 million	Morocco
2010s	3.98 million	2.52 million	1.46 million	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Morocco or Saudi Arabia?: Morocco, at 3.84 million against 3.10 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Morocco and Saudi Arabia?: 745,570, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Saudi Arabia?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Morocco and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Morocco ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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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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.