Philippines vs United Kingdom: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Philippines
12.38 million tonnes
in 2023
United Kingdom
11.01 million tonnes
in 2023
Philippines rank
17th
United Kingdom rank
19th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Philippines
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 12.38 million tonnes against 11.01 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.36 million tonnes.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Philippines ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 751,222 tonnes | 9.09 million tonnes | 8.34 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 991,200 tonnes | 8.46 million tonnes | 7.47 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 2.66 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 3.00 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | 710,700 tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 4.56 million tonnes | 4.28 million tonnes | 276,700 tonnes | Philippines |
| 2010s | 7.52 million tonnes | 10.53 million tonnes | 3.01 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 12.60 million tonnes | 11.65 million tonnes | 941,500 tonnes | Philippines |
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 United Kingdom?
- Philippines, at 12.38 million tonnes against 11.01 million tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Philippines and United Kingdom?
- 1.36 million tonnes, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United Kingdom?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and United Kingdom rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Philippines ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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.