Spain vs Türkiye: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Spain
26.90 million tonnes
in 2023
Türkiye
33.70 million tonnes
in 2023
Spain rank
4th
Türkiye rank
3rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Spain
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 33.70 million tonnes against 26.90 million tonnes in Spain, a difference of 6.80 million tonnes.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 5 and Türkiye in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.30 million tonnes | 392,778 tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1970s | 4.00 million tonnes | 407,600 tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.58 million tonnes | 897,900 tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.67 million tonnes | 2.30 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.55 million tonnes | 2.80 million tonnes | 8.75 million tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.49 million tonnes | 19.36 million tonnes | 3.87 million tonnes | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 20.38 million tonnes | 33.17 million tonnes | 12.79 million tonnes | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Spain or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 33.70 million tonnes against 26.90 million tonnes in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Spain and Türkiye?
- 6.80 million tonnes, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Türkiye?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Türkiye rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Spain ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 3rd 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.