Faroe Islands vs Malawi: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 93.3% against 91.9% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malawi ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.5% | 94.5% | 4.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 93.3% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 89.5% | 3.2% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 84.6% | 6.1% | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 93.3% | 1.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Faroe Islands or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 93.3% against 91.9% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Faroe Islands and Malawi?
- 1.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Malawi?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Malawi rank globally for food exports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 7th 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.