Belgium vs Egypt: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Belgium
15.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt
17.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Belgium rank
15th
Egypt rank
14th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 17.08 million tonnes against 15.70 million tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 1.38 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.57 million tonnes | 10.80 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 15.94 million tonnes | 20.65 million tonnes | 4.71 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.68 million tonnes | 17.81 million tonnes | 131,750 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 17.08 million tonnes against 15.70 million tonnes in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Belgium and Egypt?
- 1.38 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Belgium ranks 15th and Egypt ranks 14th 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.