Brazil vs Colombia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Brazil
9.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia
8.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Colombia rank
25th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 9.91 million tonnes against 8.91 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 1.01 million tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 25th of 192 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 million tonnes | 246,000 tonnes | 2.21 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1970s | 3.38 million tonnes | 497,400 tonnes | 2.88 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.80 million tonnes | 892,700 tonnes | 3.91 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8.37 million tonnes | 2.37 million tonnes | 6.00 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 9.31 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 5.06 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.83 million tonnes | 6.98 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.19 million tonnes | 9.10 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Brazil or Colombia?
- Brazil, at 9.91 million tonnes against 8.91 million tonnes in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Brazil and Colombia?
- 1.01 million tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Colombia ranks 25th 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.