Libya vs Zimbabwe: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?

Libya
1.10 million tonnes
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.23 million tonnes
in 2023
Libya rank
98th
Zimbabwe rank
96th

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time

  • Libya
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.23 million tonnes against 1.10 million tonnes in Libya, a difference of 129,000 tonnes.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 98th and Zimbabwe ranks 96th of 192 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2010s 3.06 million tonnes 1.14 million tonnes 1.92 million tonnes Libya
2020s 2.19 million tonnes 1.24 million tonnes 945,250 tonnes Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Libya or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.23 million tonnes against 1.10 million tonnes in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Libya and Zimbabwe?
129,000 tonnes, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zimbabwe?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Libya and Zimbabwe rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
Libya ranks 98th 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

Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.