Madagascar vs Tonga: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Madagascar
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 30.9% against 30.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
Madagascar ranks 60th 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 | Madagascar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.8% | 96.0% | 17.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 78.8% | 86.8% | 8.0% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 59.1% | 20.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 93.7% | 61.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 62.8% | 27.3% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Madagascar or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 30.9% against 30.5% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Madagascar and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Tonga rank globally for food exports?
- Madagascar ranks 60th 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.