Lebanon vs Zimbabwe: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Lebanon
1.14 million tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.23 million tonnes
in 2023
Lebanon rank
97th
Zimbabwe rank
96th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Lebanon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.23 million tonnes against 1.14 million tonnes in Lebanon, a difference of 84,000 tonnes.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 192 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 376,556 tonnes | 103,000 tonnes | 273,556 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 588,000 tonnes | 44,800 tonnes | 543,200 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 584,400 tonnes | 104,100 tonnes | 480,300 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 754,800 tonnes | 385,100 tonnes | 369,700 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 913,000 tonnes | 670,700 tonnes | 242,300 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 265,100 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 1.41 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 165,500 tonnes | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Lebanon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.23 million tonnes against 1.14 million tonnes in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Lebanon and Zimbabwe?
- 84,000 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Zimbabwe?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Zimbabwe rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Lebanon ranks 97th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th 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.