Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 88.0% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 73.3%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 6.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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?
- Faroe Islands, at 88.0% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2009.
- What is the difference in food exports between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 73.3%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food exports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.