Faroe Islands vs Lower middle income: Food exports

Faroe Islands
88.0%
in 2009
Lower middle income
14.8%
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
13th
Lower middle income rank
13th

Food exports over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Lower middle income
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 88.0% against 14.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 73.2%.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 6.0 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Lower middle income 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 Faroe Islands Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 90.5% 27.1% 63.4% Faroe Islands
1980s 90.5% 22.4% 68.2% Faroe Islands
1990s 93.0% 17.4% 75.6% Faroe Islands
2000s 90.7% 12.9% 77.8% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Faroe Islands or Lower middle income?
Faroe Islands, at 88.0% against 14.8% in Lower middle income as of 2009.
What is the difference in food exports between Faroe Islands and Lower middle income?
73.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Lower middle income?
28 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Faroe Islands and Lower middle income rank globally for food exports?
Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Lower middle income 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.