Turkey vs USSR: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Turkey
33.70 million tonnes
in 2023
USSR
38.14 million tonnes
in 1991
Turkey rank
3rd
USSR rank
2nd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Turkey
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 38.14 million tonnes against 33.70 million tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 4.45 million tonnes.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
Turkey ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turkey | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,778 tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1970s | 407,600 tonnes | 15.68 million tonnes | 15.27 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1980s | 897,900 tonnes | 37.26 million tonnes | 36.36 million tonnes | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.93 million tonnes | 35.62 million tonnes | 33.69 million tonnes | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Turkey or USSR?
- USSR, at 38.14 million tonnes against 33.70 million tonnes in Turkey as of 1991.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Turkey and USSR?
- 4.45 million tonnes, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Turkey and USSR rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Turkey ranks 3rd and USSR ranks 2nd 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.