What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Philippines and Turkey?

2.81 million, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Turkey?

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.

Philippines vs Turkey: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Philippines

7.15 million

in 2019

Turkey

9.96 million

in 2019

Philippines rank

5th

Turkey rank

3rd

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Philippines
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9.96 million against 7.15 million in Philippines, a difference of 2.81 million.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.

Philippines ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	411,120	360,837	50,282	Philippines
1970s	602,940	304,340	298,599	Philippines
1980s	863,351	317,974	545,377	Philippines
1990s	1.90 million	766,304	1.13 million	Philippines
2000s	2.49 million	1.24 million	1.25 million	Philippines
2010s	4.03 million	4.90 million	870,150	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Philippines or Turkey?: Turkey, at 9.96 million against 7.15 million in Philippines as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Philippines and Turkey?: 2.81 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Turkey?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Philippines and Turkey rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Philippines ranks 5th and Turkey ranks 3rd 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.