Faroe Islands vs Gambia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Gambia
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 91.9% against 90.7% in Gambia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Gambia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.5% | 98.5% | 7.9% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 98.9% | 10.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 76.6% | 15.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 90.1% | 0.6% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Faroe Islands or Gambia?
- Faroe Islands, at 91.9% against 90.7% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Faroe Islands and Gambia?
- 1.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Gambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Gambia rank globally for food exports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 10th 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.