Colombia vs Iraq: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Colombia
8.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Iraq
7.77 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
25th
Iraq rank
27th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Colombia
- Iraq
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.91 million tonnes against 7.77 million tonnes in Iraq, a difference of 1.14 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 27th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,000 tonnes | 167,889 tonnes | 78,111 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 497,400 tonnes | 957,500 tonnes | 460,100 tonnes | Iraq |
| 1980s | 892,700 tonnes | 3.76 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 2.37 million tonnes | 1.99 million tonnes | 381,400 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 4.29 million tonnes | 30,200 tonnes | Iraq |
| 2010s | 6.98 million tonnes | 5.51 million tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.10 million tonnes | 7.00 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Colombia |
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 Iraq?
- Colombia, at 8.91 million tonnes against 7.77 million tonnes in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Colombia and Iraq?
- 1.14 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Iraq rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Colombia ranks 25th and Iraq ranks 27th 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.