Japan vs Kuwait: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.3% against 0.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 183rd and Kuwait ranks 186th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 1.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 3.9% | 3.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 1.3% against 0.6% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Japan and Kuwait?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for food exports?
- Japan ranks 183rd and Kuwait ranks 186th 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.