Philippines vs Saudi Arabia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Philippines
12.38 million tonnes
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
12.69 million tonnes
in 2023
Philippines rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
16th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Philippines
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 12.69 million tonnes against 12.38 million tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 312,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 16th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 751,222 tonnes | 428,778 tonnes | 322,444 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1970s | 991,200 tonnes | 857,100 tonnes | 134,100 tonnes | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3.00 million tonnes | 5.05 million tonnes | 2.05 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.56 million tonnes | 8.19 million tonnes | 3.64 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 7.52 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | 8.50 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 12.60 million tonnes | 15.93 million tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Philippines or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 12.69 million tonnes against 12.38 million tonnes in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
- 312,000 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Philippines ranks 17th 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.