Algeria vs Japan: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Algeria
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.3% against 1.0% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 184th and Japan ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.5% | 3.8% | 18.8% | Algeria |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Algeria or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.3% against 1.0% in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Algeria and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Japan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Japan rank globally for food exports?
- Algeria ranks 184th and Japan ranks 182nd 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.