Indonesia vs Republic of Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Indonesia
17.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Republic of Korea
17.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia rank
12th
Republic of Korea rank
13th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Indonesia
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 17.75 million tonnes against 17.70 million tonnes in Republic of Korea, a difference of 43,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 12th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 906,111 tonnes | 988,000 tonnes | 81,889 tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 1.15 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 7.32 million tonnes | 5.12 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 5.27 million tonnes | 11.57 million tonnes | 6.30 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 6.71 million tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 12.95 million tonnes | 16.92 million tonnes | 3.96 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 14.23 million tonnes | 18.33 million tonnes | 4.09 million tonnes | Republic of Korea |
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 Republic of Korea?
- Indonesia, at 17.75 million tonnes against 17.70 million tonnes in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Indonesia and Republic of Korea?
- 43,000 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Republic of Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Republic of Korea rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Indonesia ranks 12th and Republic of Korea ranks 13th 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.