Ireland vs Kenya: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Ireland
5.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Kenya
4.75 million tonnes
in 2023
Ireland rank
37th
Kenya rank
39th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Ireland
- Kenya
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 5.06 million tonnes against 4.75 million tonnes in Kenya, a difference of 308,000 tonnes.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 39th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483,333 tonnes | 70,333 tonnes | 413,000 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 638,600 tonnes | 54,700 tonnes | 583,900 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1980s | 577,300 tonnes | 249,700 tonnes | 327,600 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1990s | 642,600 tonnes | 721,800 tonnes | 79,200 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.12 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 93,100 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 3.61 million tonnes | 403,900 tonnes | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.57 million tonnes | 4.52 million tonnes | 47,750 tonnes | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Ireland or Kenya?
- Ireland, at 5.06 million tonnes against 4.75 million tonnes in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Ireland and Kenya?
- 308,000 tonnes, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Kenya rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Ireland ranks 37th and Kenya ranks 39th 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.