High income vs Kenya: Food exports

High income
8.7%
in 2024
Kenya
49.2%
in 2024
High income rank
40th
Kenya rank
38th

Food exports over time

  • High income
  • Kenya
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 49.2% against 8.7% in High income, a difference of 40.5%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 5.7 times High income's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 46 groups.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 11.4% 58.7% 47.2% Kenya
1980s 10.6% 57.6% 47.0% Kenya
1990s 8.2% 53.9% 45.7% Kenya
2000s 6.4% 45.5% 39.2% Kenya
2010s 7.9% 46.7% 38.8% Kenya
2020s 8.3% 48.5% 40.2% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, High income or Kenya?
Kenya, at 49.2% against 8.7% in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between High income and Kenya?
40.5%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
44 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do High income and Kenya rank globally for food exports?
High income ranks 40th and Kenya ranks 38th of 46 groups.
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.