Morocco vs South Africa: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.8% against 12.5% in Morocco, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th of 196 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5% | 21.6% | 7.9% | Morocco |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 8.0% | 17.5% | Morocco |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 9.6% | 17.9% | Morocco |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 8.6% | 11.9% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 10.2% | 9.3% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 11.2% | 7.7% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12.8% against 12.5% in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.3%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for food exports?
- Morocco ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 119th 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.