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

Netherlands, at 5.17 million against 5.14 million in Spain as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Netherlands and Spain?

28,610, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

Netherlands vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Netherlands

5.17 million

in 2019

Spain

5.14 million

in 2019

Netherlands rank

9th

Spain rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 5.17 million against 5.14 million in Spain, a difference of 28,610.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 9th and Spain ranks 10th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	691,427	237,475	453,952	Netherlands
1970s	1.42 million	59,087	1.36 million	Netherlands
1980s	1.29 million	-238,129	1.53 million	Netherlands
1990s	1.96 million	1.64 million	311,834	Netherlands
2000s	3.48 million	4.63 million	1.14 million	Spain
2010s	4.56 million	5.14 million	572,470	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Netherlands or Spain?: Netherlands, at 5.17 million against 5.14 million in Spain as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Netherlands and Spain?: 28,610, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Netherlands ranks 9th 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.