Iraq vs Taiwan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Iraq
7.77 million tonnes
in 2023
Taiwan
6.45 million tonnes
in 2023
Iraq rank
27th
Taiwan rank
29th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Iraq
- Taiwan
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 7.77 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 1.32 million tonnes.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167,889 tonnes | 544,444 tonnes | 376,556 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 957,500 tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 1.71 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.76 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 1.25 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.99 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 4.96 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 4.29 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 5.51 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | 1.13 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 7.00 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 523,000 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 Taiwan?
- Iraq, at 7.77 million tonnes against 6.45 million tonnes in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Iraq and Taiwan?
- 1.32 million tonnes, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Taiwan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Taiwan rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Iraq ranks 27th and Taiwan ranks 29th 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.