Australia vs Portugal: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.4% against 13.7% in Australia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.7% | 24.4% | 13.3% | Australia |
| 1970s | 33.9% | 16.8% | 17.1% | Australia |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 9.9% | 17.1% | Australia |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 7.2% | 14.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 8.4% | 8.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 0.9% | Australia |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Australia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 14.4% against 13.7% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for food exports?
- Australia ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 111th 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.