Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Taiwan or Venezuela?

Venezuela, at 1.56 million against 1.35 million in Taiwan as of 2017.

How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Venezuela?

56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

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.

Taiwan vs Venezuela: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

Taiwan

1.35 million

in 2019

Venezuela

1.56 million

in 2017

Taiwan rank

33rd

Venezuela rank

31st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

Taiwan
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.56 million against 1.35 million in Taiwan, a difference of 208,220.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.

Taiwan ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Taiwan	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1960s	367,350	531,976	164,626	Venezuela
1970s	625,084	673,301	48,216	Venezuela
1980s	755,227	952,896	197,668	Venezuela
1990s	942,460	1.08 million	140,720	Venezuela
2000s	1.15 million	1.29 million	146,930	Venezuela
2010s	1.32 million	1.50 million	187,746	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, Taiwan or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 1.56 million against 1.35 million in Taiwan as of 2017.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between Taiwan and Venezuela?: 208,220, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Venezuela?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Taiwan and Venezuela rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?: Taiwan ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 31st 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: 02 November 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.