Kiribati vs Pacific island small states: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Kiribati
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 97.2% against 47.5% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 49.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.0 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Kiribati ranks 4th and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 86.4% | 75.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 84.1% | 14.7% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 54.9% | 22.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 49.7% | 25.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Kiribati or Pacific island small states?
- Kiribati, at 97.2% against 47.5% in Pacific island small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food exports between Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
- 49.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Kiribati and Pacific island small states rank globally for food exports?
- Kiribati ranks 4th and Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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.