Colombia vs Iran: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Colombia
8.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Iran
8.96 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
25th
Iran rank
24th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Colombia
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 8.96 million tonnes against 8.91 million tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 57,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Iran ranks 24th of 192 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,000 tonnes | 247,333 tonnes | 1,333 tonnes | Iran |
| 1970s | 497,400 tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1980s | 892,700 tonnes | 4.22 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.37 million tonnes | 5.89 million tonnes | 3.52 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 7.01 million tonnes | 2.75 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2010s | 6.98 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Iran |
| 2020s | 9.10 million tonnes | 13.69 million tonnes | 4.59 million tonnes | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Colombia or Iran?
- Iran, at 8.96 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 Colombia and Iran?
- 57,000 tonnes, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Colombia ranks 25th and Iran ranks 24th 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.