Netherlands vs United States: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Netherlands
24.77 million tonnes
in 2023
United States
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Netherlands rank
7th
United States rank
8th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Netherlands
- United States
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 24.77 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 2.85 million tonnes.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th of 192 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.00 million tonnes | 470,444 tonnes | 3.53 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 6.48 million tonnes | 496,600 tonnes | 5.98 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5.45 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 4.10 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.42 million tonnes | 5.74 million tonnes | 676,200 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.14 million tonnes | 7.76 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 19.59 million tonnes | 16.20 million tonnes | 3.40 million tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 23.69 million tonnes | 19.79 million tonnes | 3.90 million tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Netherlands or United States?
- Netherlands, at 24.77 million tonnes against 21.91 million tonnes in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Netherlands and United States?
- 2.85 million tonnes, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Netherlands ranks 7th and United States ranks 8th 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.