Brazil vs United Kingdom: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Brazil
9.91 million tonnes
in 2023
United Kingdom
11.01 million tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
19th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 11.01 million tonnes against 9.91 million tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 1.10 million tonnes.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 million tonnes | 9.09 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 3.38 million tonnes | 8.46 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 4.80 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 731,900 tonnes | Brazil |
| 1990s | 8.37 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2000s | 9.31 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 5.03 million tonnes | Brazil |
| 2010s | 10.83 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | 297,800 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.19 million tonnes | 11.65 million tonnes | 537,500 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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 11.01 million tonnes against 9.91 million tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Brazil and United Kingdom?
- 1.10 million tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United Kingdom rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Brazil ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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.