Egypt vs Philippines: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Egypt
17.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Philippines
12.38 million tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Philippines rank
17th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 17.08 million tonnes against 12.38 million tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 4.70 million tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Philippines's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 17th of 192 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 million tonnes | 751,222 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3.51 million tonnes | 991,200 tonnes | 2.52 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.82 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 6.41 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 1990s | 8.35 million tonnes | 3.00 million tonnes | 5.35 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10.80 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | 6.24 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 20.65 million tonnes | 7.52 million tonnes | 13.13 million tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 17.81 million tonnes | 12.60 million tonnes | 5.22 million tonnes | Egypt |
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 Philippines?
- Egypt, at 17.08 million tonnes against 12.38 million tonnes in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Egypt and Philippines?
- 4.70 million tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Egypt ranks 14th and Philippines ranks 17th 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.