Iceland vs Nepal: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Iceland
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 49.4% against 46.9% in Iceland, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 41st and Nepal ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.8% | 28.5% | 49.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 76.8% | 28.8% | 48.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 12.1% | 62.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 57.6% | 18.6% | 39.1% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 25.8% | 18.7% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 56.1% | 10.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iceland or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 49.4% against 46.9% in Iceland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iceland and Nepal?
- 2.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nepal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Iceland and Nepal rank globally for food exports?
- Iceland ranks 41st and Nepal ranks 40th 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.