Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia

Czechia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat was -171,922 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-171,922
Change on year
up 42.1%
World rank
159th
of 175 countries
All-time high
216,009
in 1997
All-time low
-453,614
in 2015
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia, 1961–2019

-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k196119902019

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - wheat in Czechia stood at -171,922.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat in Czechia peaked at 216,009 in 1997 and was at its lowest, -453,614, in 2015.

That places Czechia 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia, 1961 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1961 0 —
1962 0 —
1963 0 —
1964 0 —
1965 0 —
1966 0 —
1967 0 —
1968 0 —
1969 0 —
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 0 —
1978 0 —
1979 0 —
1980 0 —
1981 0 —
1982 0 —
1983 0 —
1984 0 —
1985 0 —
1986 0 —
1987 0 —
1988 0 —
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 193 —
1992 15,400 +7879.3%
1993 166,318 +980.0%
1994 13,374 -92.0%
1995 -103,077 -870.7%
1996 -2,393 -97.7%
1997 216,009 -9126.7%
1998 64,392 -70.2%
1999 -128,338 -299.3%
2000 -124,305 -3.1%
2001 -5,317 -95.7%
2002 -7,073 +33.0%
2003 -150,653 +2030.0%
2004 -83,680 -44.5%
2005 -421,682 +403.9%
2006 -310,727 -26.3%
2007 -289,218 -6.9%
2008 -126,692 -56.2%
2009 -234,928 +85.4%
2010 -244,702 +4.2%
2011 -300,057 +22.6%
2012 -299,235 -0.3%
2013 -180,158 -39.8%
2014 -139,358 -22.6%
2015 -453,614 +225.5%
2016 -417,676 -7.9%
2017 -446,429 +6.9%
2018 -296,954 -33.5%
2019 -171,922 -42.1%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's -171,922 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97,313. (62 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's -171,922 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 204,944. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +9126.7% -2,393 216,009
1992 +7879.3% 193 15,400
2003 -2030.0% -7,073 -150,653
1993 +980.0% 15,400 166,318
1995 -870.7% 13,374 -103,077
2005 -403.9% -83,680 -421,682

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 0 0 9
1970s 0 0 0 10
1980s 0 0 0 10
1990s 24,188 -128,338 216,009 10
2000s -175,428 -421,682 -5,317 10
2010s -295,010 -453,614 -139,358 10

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 156 Uruguay -73,597 compare
  2. 157 Finland -118,366 compare
  3. 158 Lithuania -121,315 compare
  4. 160 Laos -181,242 compare
  5. 161 Bulgaria -210,982 compare
  6. 162 Romania -269,939 compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Czechia

All data for Czechia →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat in Czechia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat in Czechia was -171,922 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 216,009 in 1997.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was -453,614 in 2015.
How does Czechia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat?
Czechia ranks 159th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia. Statizoid, drawing on FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-wheat/czechia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-wheat/czechia/">Net food imports by crop - Wheat in Czechia</a> — Statizoid

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

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.