New Zealand vs Uruguay: Food exports
Food exports over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 69.0% against 65.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 44.6% | 8.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 49.5% | 42.6% | 6.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 46.1% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 53.1% | 2.6% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 63.2% | 3.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.8% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 69.0% against 65.3% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 3.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for food exports?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd and Uruguay ranks 26th 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.