Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Food exports

Afghanistan
63.9%
in 2019
Uruguay
65.3%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
28th
Uruguay rank
26th

Food exports over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uruguay
20406080196219932024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 65.3% against 63.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 36.1% 47.1% 11.0% Uruguay
2000s 55.0% 61.1% 6.1% Uruguay
2010s 43.1% 63.2% 20.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 65.3% against 63.9% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
1.4%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for food exports?
Afghanistan ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.