Portugal vs Taiwan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Portugal
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
Taiwan
6.45 million tonnes
in 2023
Portugal rank
30th
Taiwan rank
29th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Portugal
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 6.45 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 54,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 29th of 192 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543,111 tonnes | 544,444 tonnes | 1,333 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 1.80 million tonnes | 2.67 million tonnes | 865,400 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 2.54 million tonnes | 5.01 million tonnes | 2.48 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 2.41 million tonnes | 6.95 million tonnes | 4.54 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 3.49 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 2.97 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 5.25 million tonnes | 6.64 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 6.09 million tonnes | 6.48 million tonnes | 393,750 tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Portugal or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 6.45 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Portugal and Taiwan?
- 54,000 tonnes, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Taiwan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Taiwan rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Portugal ranks 30th and Taiwan ranks 29th 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.