Australia vs Switzerland: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Australia
1.55 million tonnes
in 2023
Switzerland
1.62 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Switzerland rank
79th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.62 million tonnes against 1.55 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 69,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Australia ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 79th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,000 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 11,300 tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 44,200 tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 133,000 tonnes | 664,300 tonnes | 531,300 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 342,200 tonnes | 897,900 tonnes | 555,700 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 384,300 tonnes | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.75 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | 30,250 tonnes | Australia |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.62 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 Switzerland?
- 69,000 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Australia ranks 82nd and Switzerland ranks 79th 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.