Jamaica vs Madagascar: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Jamaica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 30.5% against 30.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Madagascar ahead.
Jamaica ranks 61st and Madagascar ranks 60th of 196 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 79.4% | 33.0% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 77.5% | 55.7% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 78.8% | 59.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 23.5% | 60.1% | 36.6% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 38.4% | 17.8% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 33.0% | 10.4% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 35.5% | 4.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Jamaica or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 30.5% against 30.4% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for food exports?
- Jamaica ranks 61st and Madagascar ranks 60th 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.