Germany vs United States of America: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Germany
19.67 million tonnes
in 2023
United States of America
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
United States of America rank
8th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21.91 million tonnes against 19.67 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 2.24 million tonnes.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 million tonnes | 470,444 tonnes | 7.95 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 11.25 million tonnes | 496,600 tonnes | 10.76 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.66 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 7.31 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.86 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 881,700 tonnes | United States of America |
| 2000s | 6.78 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | 983,800 tonnes | United States of America |
| 2010s | 15.55 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 647,300 tonnes | United States of America |
| 2020s | 19.36 million tonnes | 19.79 million tonnes | 430,250 tonnes | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Germany or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21.91 million tonnes against 19.67 million tonnes in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Germany and United States of America?
- 2.24 million tonnes, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Germany ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th 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.