Lesotho vs Samoa: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 24.8% against 23.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 21.1% | 12.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 42.3% | 29.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 47.5% | 31.8% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 24.8% against 23.3% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 1.5%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for food exports?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 68th 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.