Italy vs United States: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Italy
19.15 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
11th
United States rank
8th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 21.91 million tonnes against 19.15 million tonnes in Italy, a difference of 2.77 million tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.23 million tonnes | 470,444 tonnes | 5.76 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1970s | 8.14 million tonnes | 496,600 tonnes | 7.64 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1980s | 7.33 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.87 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.00 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.07 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 17.92 million tonnes | 19.79 million tonnes | 1.87 million tonnes | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 21.91 million tonnes against 19.15 million tonnes in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Italy and United States?
- 2.77 million tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Italy ranks 11th and United States ranks 8th 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.