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

Spain, at 5.14 million against 4.66 million in Nigeria as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria 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.

Nigeria vs Spain: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Nigeria

4.66 million

in 2019

Spain

5.14 million

in 2019

Nigeria rank

12th

Spain rank

10th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Nigeria
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 5.14 million against 4.66 million in Nigeria, a difference of 482,410.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

Nigeria ranks 12th and Spain ranks 10th of 174 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1960s	83,830	237,475	153,645	Spain
1970s	524,381	59,087	465,294	Nigeria
1980s	815,887	-238,129	1.05 million	Nigeria
1990s	771,752	1.64 million	871,500	Spain
2000s	2.84 million	4.63 million	1.79 million	Spain
2010s	4.48 million	5.14 million	659,725	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Nigeria or Spain?: Spain, at 5.14 million against 4.66 million in Nigeria as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Nigeria and Spain?: 482,410, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Spain?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Nigeria and Spain rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Nigeria ranks 12th 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.