Canada vs Thailand: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Canada
8.35 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
7.30 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
26th
Thailand rank
28th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Canada
- Thailand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.35 million tonnes against 7.30 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 1.05 million tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 795,778 tonnes | 54,000 tonnes | 741,778 tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 909,900 tonnes | 119,500 tonnes | 790,400 tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.05 million tonnes | 256,400 tonnes | 798,500 tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.70 million tonnes | 949,300 tonnes | 746,900 tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.03 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 2.49 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 5.49 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 8.14 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Canada or Thailand?
- Canada, at 8.35 million tonnes against 7.30 million tonnes in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Canada and Thailand?
- 1.05 million tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Thailand rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Canada ranks 26th and Thailand ranks 28th 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.