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
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

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

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.