France vs Portugal: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
France
6.18 million tonnes
in 2023
Portugal
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
France rank
31st
Portugal rank
30th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.40 million tonnes against 6.18 million tonnes in France, a difference of 212,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.32 million tonnes | 543,111 tonnes | 772,444 tonnes | France |
| 1970s | 1.46 million tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 347,500 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.91 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 626,700 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.11 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 294,700 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.02 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 471,600 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.76 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 505,800 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 6.20 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 113,750 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.40 million tonnes against 6.18 million tonnes in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between France and Portugal?
- 212,000 tonnes, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- France ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 30th 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.