Colombia vs Thailand: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Colombia
8.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
7.30 million tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
25th
Thailand rank
28th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Colombia
- Thailand
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.91 million tonnes against 7.30 million tonnes in Thailand, a difference of 1.60 million tonnes.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 25th and Thailand ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 246,000 tonnes | 54,000 tonnes | 192,000 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1970s | 497,400 tonnes | 119,500 tonnes | 377,900 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1980s | 892,700 tonnes | 256,400 tonnes | 636,300 tonnes | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.37 million tonnes | 949,300 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 4.26 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.98 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 9.10 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 2.64 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 Thailand?
- Colombia, at 8.91 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 Colombia and Thailand?
- 1.60 million tonnes, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Thailand rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Colombia ranks 25th 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.