Afghanistan vs Yemen: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 63.9% against 63.4% in Yemen, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Yemen ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 26.3% | 10.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 5.5% | 49.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 40.8% | 2.9% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Afghanistan or Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 63.9% against 63.4% in Yemen as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food exports between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 0.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for food exports?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Yemen 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
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.