Comoros vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports
Food exports over time
- Comoros
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 88.5% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 73.8%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 6.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.
Comoros ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 19.7% | 49.4% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 14.9% | 62.7% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 13.7% | 56.2% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 13.4% | 57.4% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Comoros or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Comoros, at 88.5% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 73.8%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food exports?
- Comoros ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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.