Jamaica vs Tonga: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 30.9% against 30.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 58th of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 96.0% | 74.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 85.7% | 64.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 59.1% | 38.5% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 93.7% | 71.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 62.8% | 31.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 30.9% against 30.4% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 0.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for food exports?
- Jamaica ranks 61st and Tonga ranks 58th 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.