Guyana vs Japan: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Guyana
- Japan
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 1.5% against 1.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 40 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 180th and Japan ranks 182nd of 196 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.7% | 1.9% | 47.7% | Guyana |
| 1980s | 60.7% | 1.2% | 59.5% | Guyana |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 0.5% | 46.3% | Guyana |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 0.5% | 46.1% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 0.8% | 34.1% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 1.2% | 4.6% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Guyana or Japan?
- Guyana, at 1.5% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Guyana and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Japan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Japan rank globally for food exports?
- Guyana ranks 180th and Japan ranks 182nd 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.