Indonesia vs Italy: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Indonesia
17.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Italy
19.15 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia rank
12th
Italy rank
11th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Indonesia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.15 million tonnes against 17.75 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 1.40 million tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Indonesia ranks 12th and Italy ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 906,111 tonnes | 6.23 million tonnes | 5.32 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 8.14 million tonnes | 6.04 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 7.33 million tonnes | 5.14 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 5.27 million tonnes | 7.87 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.71 million tonnes | 10.00 million tonnes | 3.29 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.95 million tonnes | 15.07 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 14.23 million tonnes | 17.92 million tonnes | 3.69 million tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Indonesia or Italy?
- Italy, at 19.15 million tonnes against 17.75 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Indonesia and Italy?
- 1.40 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Italy rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Indonesia ranks 12th and Italy ranks 11th 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.