Guinea vs Tanzania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Guinea
1.98 million tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
2.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Guinea rank
67th
Tanzania rank
65th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Guinea
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.06 million tonnes against 1.98 million tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 78,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania ahead.
Guinea ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 65th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53,778 tonnes | 88,222 tonnes | 34,444 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 64,300 tonnes | 186,600 tonnes | 122,300 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 171,300 tonnes | 257,200 tonnes | 85,900 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 336,100 tonnes | 291,700 tonnes | 44,400 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2000s | 401,200 tonnes | 800,900 tonnes | 399,700 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.05 million tonnes | 126,200 tonnes | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 555,500 tonnes | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Guinea or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.06 million tonnes against 1.98 million tonnes in Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Guinea and Tanzania?
- 78,000 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Guinea and Tanzania rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Guinea ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 65th 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.