Iraq vs Portugal: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Iraq
7.77 million tonnes
in 2023
Portugal
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
Iraq rank
27th
Portugal rank
30th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Iraq
- Portugal
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.77 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 1.37 million tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167,889 tonnes | 543,111 tonnes | 375,222 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 957,500 tonnes | 1.80 million tonnes | 846,500 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.76 million tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.99 million tonnes | 2.41 million tonnes | 419,100 tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.29 million tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 791,800 tonnes | Iraq |
| 2010s | 5.51 million tonnes | 5.25 million tonnes | 256,200 tonnes | Iraq |
| 2020s | 7.00 million tonnes | 6.09 million tonnes | 916,750 tonnes | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Iraq or Portugal?
- Iraq, at 7.77 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Iraq and Portugal?
- 1.37 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Portugal rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Iraq ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 30th 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.