Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Belgium
15.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
12.69 million tonnes
in 2023
Belgium rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Belgium
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 15.70 million tonnes against 12.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3.01 million tonnes.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Belgium ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.57 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | 626,700 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 15.94 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | 81,700 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 17.68 million tonnes | 15.93 million tonnes | 1.75 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Belgium, at 15.70 million tonnes against 12.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Belgium and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.01 million tonnes, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saudi Arabia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Belgium ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th 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.