Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
184
Highest
327.5 % change on previous year
Malawi
Lowest
-51.07 % change on previous year
Iran
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
9,936
What the numbers show
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, annual growth rate is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 327.5 % change on previous year in Malawi; the lowest is -51.07 % change on previous year in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 4.66 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 85 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 2,656.9%), and the largest decrease in Jordan (down 6,395.2%).
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 327.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 417.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Grenada | 155 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 900.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Mongolia | 95.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 611.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 90.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,023.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Liberia | 69.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 883.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 65.88 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 1,967.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Thailand | 60.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 344.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Tanzania | 57.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 480.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Cambodia | 54.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 375.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 52.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 556.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Indonesia | 45.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,002.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Zambia | 42.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 243.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 42.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 406.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 40.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Slovenia | 40.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 39.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 582.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 38.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,656.9% | volatile |
| 18 | India | 36.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 202.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Oman | 35.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Latvia | 33.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 312.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Croatia | 27.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 411.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Gabon | 25.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 24.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 441.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Spain | 23.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Central African Republic | 22.45 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 21.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 21.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Lesotho | 20.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 171.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Albania | 18.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 17.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 721.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Haiti | 16.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Fiji | 15.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 294.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 15.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 35 | USSR | 15.24 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Cape Verde | 14.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 13.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Vietnam | 13.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,585.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 13.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | 11.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Gambia | 11.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 11.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Pakistan | 10.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Myanmar | 10.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 140.6% | volatile |
| 46 | East Timor | 10.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Benin | 9.57 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Seychelles | 9.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Guinea | 8.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Mexico | 8.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 8.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Macao | 8.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Belize | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Guyana | 8.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Morocco | 8.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 56 | United States | 7.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 7.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Ghana | 7.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 59 | China | 7.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Barbados | 7.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 297.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Mauritius | 7.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Tunisia | 6.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Netherlands Antilles | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2009 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Panama | 6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 284.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Cyprus | 5.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Taiwan | 5.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Somalia | 5.47 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 282.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Portugal | 5.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 4.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 164.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 4.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Venezuela | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 4.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Turkey | 3.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Afghanistan | 3.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Senegal | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Germany | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 2.49 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Brunei | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Kenya | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Netherlands | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Bermuda | 0 % change on previous year | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Kiribati | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Hong Kong | -0.1916 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 106.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | -0.2395 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | -0.7186 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Austria | -0.7769 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 100 | North Korea | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2018 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Ireland | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Romania | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Bahamas | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 155.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 106 | El Salvador | -2.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Montenegro | -2.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 309.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Iceland | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 164.3% | volatile |
| 109 | United Kingdom | -3.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | -3.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 240.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Greece | -3.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | -3.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.9% | volatile |
| 113 | France | -4.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | -4.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Nicaragua | -4.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Nigeria | -4.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 123.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | -4.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 140.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Uganda | -5.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | -5.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,194.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Malta | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Djibouti | -6.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.5% | volatile |
| 123 | New Zealand | -6.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 124 | South Korea | -6.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Colombia | -7.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3,567.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | -7.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | -7.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 385.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Norway | -7.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 177.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Mali | -7.68 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Georgia | -7.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 131 | French Polynesia | -7.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Nepal | -8.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 121.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Chile | -8.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 249.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Philippines | -8.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | -9.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | -9.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 160.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Papua New Guinea | -10 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | -10.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Ukraine | -11.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 190.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Argentina | -11.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 309.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Iraq | -11.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 327.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | -11.44 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Laos | -12.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 202.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Slovakia | -12.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Lebanon | -12.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 339.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Cote d'Ivoire | -13.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bangladesh | -13.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Suriname | -13.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 238.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Sudan | -14.03 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 205.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bolivia | -14.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Canada | -14.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Honduras | -15.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 447.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | -15.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Burundi | -15.71 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Switzerland | -15.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 353.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | -15.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 333.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | -16 % change on previous year | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 158 | Congo | -16.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 189.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritania | -16.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Chad | -17.26 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 180.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Cameroon | -18.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 180.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Belgium | -18.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 368.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Paraguay | -19.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 134.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Yemen | -19.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Jordan | -20.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,395.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Russia | -20.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Libya | -20.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 185.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Syria | -21.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 166.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Brazil | -24.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 719.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Mozambique | -24.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 327.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Bulgaria | -28.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 503.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Israel | -30.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 698.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Poland | -31.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Hungary | -31.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,900.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Madagascar | -32.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | -32.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 291.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Rwanda | -33.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 236.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Moldova | -35.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Finland | -36.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 5,390.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | -38.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 184.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Belarus | -41.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | -42.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 142.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Ethiopia | -45.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 491.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Iran | -51.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,047.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.