United States of America vs Viet Nam: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?

United States of America
21.91 million tonnes
in 2023
Viet Nam
21.09 million tonnes
in 2023
United States of America rank
8th
Viet Nam rank
9th

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time

  • United States of America
  • Viet Nam
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21.91 million tonnes against 21.09 million tonnes in Viet Nam, a difference of 825,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 9th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 5 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 470,444 tonnes 964,889 tonnes 494,444 tonnes Viet Nam
1970s 496,600 tonnes 1.56 million tonnes 1.06 million tonnes Viet Nam
1980s 1.35 million tonnes 580,000 tonnes 770,700 tonnes United States of America
1990s 5.74 million tonnes 512,400 tonnes 5.23 million tonnes United States of America
2000s 7.76 million tonnes 1.70 million tonnes 6.06 million tonnes United States of America
2010s 16.20 million tonnes 10.64 million tonnes 5.56 million tonnes United States of America
2020s 19.79 million tonnes 19.48 million tonnes 303,250 tonnes United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, United States of America or Viet Nam?
United States of America, at 21.91 million tonnes against 21.09 million tonnes in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between United States of America and Viet Nam?
825,000 tonnes, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Viet Nam rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
United States of America ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.