New Zealand vs Norway: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

New Zealand
430,325
in 2019
Norway
406,372
in 2019
New Zealand rank
62nd
Norway rank
64th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
-200.0k0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119902019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 430,325 against 406,372 in Norway, a difference of 23,953.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 64th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 130,202 344,399 214,197 Norway
1970s 24,521 338,481 313,960 Norway
1980s -33,564 291,078 324,642 Norway
1990s 167,449 231,025 63,576 Norway
2000s 304,601 255,609 48,992 New Zealand
2010s 454,292 404,595 49,696 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, New Zealand or Norway?
New Zealand, at 430,325 against 406,372 in Norway as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between New Zealand and Norway?
23,953, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
New Zealand ranks 62nd and Norway ranks 64th of 175 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

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.