Australia vs Ethiopia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Australia
1.55 million tonnes
in 2023
Ethiopia
1.59 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Ethiopia rank
80th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.59 million tonnes against 1.55 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 37,000 tonnes.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 82nd and Ethiopia ranks 80th of 192 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154,286 tonnes | 596,857 tonnes | 442,571 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 342,200 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 875,400 tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.19 million tonnes | 2.20 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.75 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 1.36 million tonnes | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 1.59 million tonnes against 1.55 million tonnes in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 37,000 tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Australia ranks 82nd and Ethiopia ranks 80th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.