China vs Turkey: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
China
68.14 million tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
33.70 million tonnes
in 2023
China rank
1st
Turkey rank
3rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 68.14 million tonnes against 33.70 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 34.45 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 million tonnes | 392,778 tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 5.98 million tonnes | 407,600 tonnes | 5.57 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 12.78 million tonnes | 897,900 tonnes | 11.88 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 9.87 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 7.57 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 3.81 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 20.38 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 61.62 million tonnes | 33.17 million tonnes | 28.45 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, China or Turkey?
- China, at 68.14 million tonnes against 33.70 million tonnes in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between China and Turkey?
- 34.45 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 3rd 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.