Indonesia vs Vietnam: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Indonesia
17.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
21.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia rank
12th
Vietnam rank
9th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 21.09 million tonnes against 17.75 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 3.34 million tonnes.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 12th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 906,111 tonnes | 964,889 tonnes | 58,778 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 537,000 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.19 million tonnes | 580,000 tonnes | 1.61 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 5.27 million tonnes | 512,400 tonnes | 4.76 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 6.71 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 12.95 million tonnes | 10.64 million tonnes | 2.31 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 14.23 million tonnes | 19.48 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 21.09 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 Vietnam?
- 3.34 million tonnes, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Vietnam rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Indonesia ranks 12th and Vietnam 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.