Mauritania vs Sri Lanka: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Mauritania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 27.3% against 25.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mauritania ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.0% | 78.9% | 69.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 75.3% | 65.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 22.5% | 0.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 25.8% | 4.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 25.7% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 27.3% against 25.5% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 1.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for food exports?
- Mauritania ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th 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.