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
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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

Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.