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
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

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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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.