Cape Verde vs Faroe Islands: Food exports

Cape Verde
86.4%
in 2024
Faroe Islands
88.0%
in 2009
Cape Verde rank
14th
Faroe Islands rank
13th

Food exports over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 88.0% against 86.4% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.6%.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 14th and Faroe Islands ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 68.7% 89.7% 20.9% Faroe Islands
1980s 84.0% 90.9% 6.9% Faroe Islands
1990s 18.2% 92.0% 73.8% Faroe Islands
2000s 28.5% 92.0% 63.5% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Cape Verde or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 88.0% against 86.4% in Cape Verde as of 2009.
What is the difference in food exports between Cape Verde and Faroe Islands?
1.6%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Faroe Islands?
16 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2009.
How do Cape Verde and Faroe Islands rank globally for food exports?
Cape Verde ranks 14th and Faroe Islands ranks 13th 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.