Egypt vs South Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Egypt
17.08 million tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
17.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
South Korea rank
13th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 17.70 million tonnes against 17.08 million tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 623,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 million tonnes | 988,000 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 263,700 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.82 million tonnes | 7.32 million tonnes | 500,200 tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.35 million tonnes | 11.57 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 10.80 million tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 20.65 million tonnes | 16.92 million tonnes | 3.74 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.81 million tonnes | 18.33 million tonnes | 511,250 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Egypt or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 17.70 million tonnes against 17.08 million tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Egypt and South Korea?
- 623,000 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Egypt ranks 14th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.