Germany vs Viet Nam: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Germany
19.67 million tonnes
in 2023
Viet Nam
21.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
Viet Nam rank
9th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Germany
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 21.09 million tonnes against 19.67 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 1.42 million tonnes.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.42 million tonnes | 964,889 tonnes | 7.46 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1970s | 11.25 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 9.69 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1980s | 8.66 million tonnes | 580,000 tonnes | 8.08 million tonnes | Germany |
| 1990s | 4.86 million tonnes | 512,400 tonnes | 4.35 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.78 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 5.08 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2010s | 15.55 million tonnes | 10.64 million tonnes | 4.91 million tonnes | Germany |
| 2020s | 19.36 million tonnes | 19.48 million tonnes | 127,000 tonnes | Viet Nam |
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 Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 21.09 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 Viet Nam?
- 1.42 million tonnes, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Viet Nam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Viet Nam rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Germany ranks 10th and Viet Nam ranks 9th 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.