Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sierra Leone: Food exports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
4.1%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
45.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
45th

Food exports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sierra Leone
020406080100196319932023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 45.6% against 4.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 41.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 11.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 8.1% 22.7% 14.7% Sierra Leone
2000s 2.1% 55.3% 53.1% Sierra Leone
2010s 3.9% 57.8% 53.9% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 45.6% against 4.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in food exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
41.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for food exports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 45th 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.