Belgium vs Indonesia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Belgium
15.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
17.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Belgium rank
15th
Indonesia rank
12th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Belgium
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 17.75 million tonnes against 15.70 million tonnes in Belgium, a difference of 2.05 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 12th of 192 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.57 million tonnes | 6.71 million tonnes | 859,400 tonnes | Belgium |
| 2010s | 15.94 million tonnes | 12.95 million tonnes | 2.99 million tonnes | Belgium |
| 2020s | 17.68 million tonnes | 14.23 million tonnes | 3.45 million tonnes | Belgium |
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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 17.75 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 Indonesia?
- 2.05 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Indonesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Indonesia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Belgium ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 12th 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.