South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
South Korea
17.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
12.69 million tonnes
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- South Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 17.70 million tonnes against 12.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 5.01 million tonnes.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 192 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 988,000 tonnes | 428,778 tonnes | 559,222 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.25 million tonnes | 857,100 tonnes | 2.39 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 7.32 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 11.57 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | 6.52 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 12.80 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | 4.61 million tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 16.92 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | 894,600 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 18.33 million tonnes | 15.93 million tonnes | 2.40 million 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?, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- South Korea, at 17.70 million tonnes against 12.69 million tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 5.01 million tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- South Korea ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th 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.