Wheat imports quantity

(thousand tonnes)

Egypt is the top country by wheat imports quantity in the world. As of 2020, wheat imports quantity in Egypt was 12,500 thousand tonnes that accounts for 6.76% of the world's wheat imports quantity. The top 5 countries (others are China, Indonesia, Turkey, and Algeria) account for 26.40% of it. The world's total wheat imports quantity was estimated at 184,851 thousand tonnes in 2020.

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What is wheat imports quantity?

Triticum spp.: common (T. aestivum) durum (T. durum) spelt (T. spelta). Common and durum wheat are the main types. Among common wheat, the main varieties are spring and winter, hard and soft, and red and white. At the national level, different varieties should be reported separately, reflecting their different uses. Used mainly for human food.