Japan vs USSR: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Japan
25.49 million tonnes
in 2022
USSR
38.14 million tonnes
in 1991
Japan rank
5th
USSR rank
2nd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Japan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 38.14 million tonnes against 25.49 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 12.65 million tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.64 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 5.65 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 19.92 million tonnes | 15.68 million tonnes | 4.24 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 27.02 million tonnes | 37.26 million tonnes | 10.24 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 28.50 million tonnes | 35.62 million tonnes | 7.12 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Japan or USSR?
- USSR, at 38.14 million tonnes against 25.49 million tonnes in Japan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Japan and USSR?
- 12.65 million tonnes, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Japan and USSR rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Japan ranks 5th and USSR ranks 2nd 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.