Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Yemen: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 63.4% against 10.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 53.3%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 6.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th of 46 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 26.3% | 9.8% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.8% | 2.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 21.7% | 13.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 54.2% | 44.2% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 63.4% against 10.1% 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 Yemen?
- 53.3%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Yemen rank globally for food exports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Yemen ranks 26th 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
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.