Portugal vs Thailand: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Portugal
6.40 million tonnes
in 2023
Thailand
7.30 million tonnes
in 2023
Portugal rank
30th
Thailand rank
28th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Portugal
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 7.30 million tonnes against 6.40 million tonnes in Portugal, a difference of 906,000 tonnes.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 28th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543,111 tonnes | 54,000 tonnes | 489,111 tonnes | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.80 million tonnes | 119,500 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.54 million tonnes | 256,400 tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.41 million tonnes | 949,300 tonnes | 1.46 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.49 million tonnes | 1.54 million tonnes | 1.95 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.25 million tonnes | 4.17 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.09 million tonnes | 6.46 million tonnes | 369,250 tonnes | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 7.30 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 Thailand?
- 906,000 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Thailand rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Portugal ranks 30th and Thailand ranks 28th 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.