Iceland vs Sierra Leone: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Iceland
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.9% against 45.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.9% | 15.4% | 78.5% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 76.8% | 21.5% | 55.2% | Iceland |
| 1980s | 70.8% | 32.1% | 38.8% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 64.8% | 55.3% | 9.6% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 57.8% | 13.2% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iceland or Sierra Leone?
- Iceland, at 46.9% against 45.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 1.3%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Iceland and Sierra Leone rank globally for food exports?
- Iceland ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 45th 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.