Italy vs South Korea: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Italy
19.15 million tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
17.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
11th
South Korea rank
13th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.15 million tonnes against 17.70 million tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 1.44 million tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 million tonnes | 988,000 tonnes | 5.24 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.14 million tonnes | 3.25 million tonnes | 4.89 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.33 million tonnes | 7.32 million tonnes | 18,200 tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.87 million tonnes | 11.57 million tonnes | 3.70 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 10.00 million tonnes | 12.80 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 15.07 million tonnes | 16.92 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 17.92 million tonnes | 18.33 million tonnes | 406,500 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 19.15 million tonnes against 17.70 million tonnes in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Italy and South Korea?
- 1.44 million tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Italy ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 13th 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.