Kenya vs Mauritius: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Kenya
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 50.9% against 49.2% in Kenya, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritius ahead.
Kenya ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.4% | 77.6% | 18.3% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 53.9% | 29.1% | 24.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 27.5% | 18.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 37.4% | 9.3% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 44.2% | 4.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Kenya or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 50.9% against 49.2% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Kenya and Mauritius?
- 1.7%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mauritius?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mauritius rank globally for food exports?
- Kenya ranks 38th and Mauritius ranks 35th 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.