United States of America vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Net food imports by crop - Wheat

United States of America
1.72 million
in 2019
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1.56 million
in 2017
United States of America rank
28th
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
31st

Net food imports by crop - Wheat over time

  • United States of America
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
-2.0M02.0M4.0M196119902019

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1.72 million against 1.56 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 159,510.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

United States of America ranks 28th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 31st of 175 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s -1.07 million 531,976 1.60 million Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s -1.11 million 673,301 1.79 million Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s -1.57 million 952,896 2.52 million Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s 235,253 1.08 million 847,927 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s 1.30 million 1.29 million 3,808 United States of America
2010s 2.52 million 1.50 million 1.02 million United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, United States of America or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
United States of America, at 1.72 million against 1.56 million in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat between United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
159,510, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do United States of America and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat?
United States of America ranks 28th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 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

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.