Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: Food exports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
10.4%
in 2017
Ukraine
58.7%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th
Ukraine rank
29th

Food exports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Ukraine
0204060196319932024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 58.7% against 10.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 48.3%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 5.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Ukraine ranks 29th of 46 groups.

Ukraine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 8.9% 11.6% 2.7% Ukraine
2000s 6.7% 13.2% 6.4% Ukraine
2010s 8.5% 30.2% 21.7% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 58.7% against 10.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
48.3%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
21 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine rank globally for food exports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Ukraine ranks 29th of 46 groups.
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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.