Azerbaijan vs Iran: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 158th and Iran ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 4.8% | 2.1% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 7.3% | 3.4% | Iran |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 9.2% | 5.6% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Iran, at 5.6% against 5.2% in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 0.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for food exports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 158th and Iran ranks 155th 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.