Mexico vs Vietnam: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Mexico
25.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Vietnam
21.09 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico rank
6th
Vietnam rank
9th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Mexico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 25.09 million tonnes against 21.09 million tonnes in Vietnam, a difference of 4.00 million tonnes.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vietnam ahead.
Mexico ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,667 tonnes | 964,889 tonnes | 788,222 tonnes | Vietnam |
| 1970s | 2.08 million tonnes | 1.56 million tonnes | 523,900 tonnes | Mexico |
| 1980s | 5.77 million tonnes | 580,000 tonnes | 5.19 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 1990s | 8.96 million tonnes | 512,400 tonnes | 8.44 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2000s | 17.34 million tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | 15.64 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2010s | 20.66 million tonnes | 10.64 million tonnes | 10.02 million tonnes | Mexico |
| 2020s | 24.13 million tonnes | 19.48 million tonnes | 4.65 million tonnes | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Mexico or Vietnam?
- Mexico, at 25.09 million tonnes against 21.09 million tonnes in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Mexico and Vietnam?
- 4.00 million tonnes, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Vietnam?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Vietnam rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Mexico ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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.