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

Saudi Arabia, at 3.10 million against 2.70 million in Thailand as of 2019.

What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?

401,130, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Saudi Arabia

3.10 million

in 2019

Thailand

2.70 million

in 2019

Saudi Arabia rank

18th

Thailand rank

19th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Saudi Arabia
Thailand

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 3.10 million against 2.70 million in Thailand, a difference of 401,130.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	66,094	21,535	44,559	Saudi Arabia
1970s	89,427	88,763	663.9	Saudi Arabia
1980s	232,007	175,101	56,906	Saudi Arabia
1990s	39,952	570,323	530,371	Thailand
2000s	155,757	891,532	735,775	Thailand
2010s	2.52 million	2.64 million	121,389	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?: Saudi Arabia, at 3.10 million against 2.70 million in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 401,130, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Saudi Arabia ranks 18th and Thailand ranks 19th 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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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.