Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports

Faroe Islands
88.0%
in 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.7%
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

Food exports over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080100197419992024

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 88.0% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 73.3%.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 6.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 90.5% 26.1% 64.4% Faroe Islands
1980s 89.2% 18.6% 70.6% Faroe Islands
1990s 91.8% 19.7% 72.0% Faroe Islands
2000s 90.5% 14.9% 75.5% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Faroe Islands, at 88.0% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2009.
What is the difference in food exports between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
73.3%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food exports?
Faroe Islands ranks 13th 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

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.