OECD members vs Sudan: Food exports

OECD members
9.5%
in 2024
Sudan
50.6%
in 2018
OECD members rank
37th
Sudan rank
36th

Food exports over time

  • OECD members
  • Sudan
020406080196219932024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 50.6% against 9.5% in OECD members, a difference of 41.1%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 5.3 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sudan ahead.

OECD members ranks 37th and Sudan ranks 36th of 46 groups.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 17.2% 32.3% 15.2% Sudan
1970s 14.6% 34.1% 19.5% Sudan
1980s 12.2% 50.9% 38.7% Sudan
1990s 8.7% 59.6% 50.9% Sudan
2000s 7.3% 8.9% 1.5% Sudan
2010s 8.6% 24.7% 16.1% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, OECD members or Sudan?
Sudan, at 50.6% against 9.5% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in food exports between OECD members and Sudan?
41.1%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Sudan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
How do OECD members and Sudan rank globally for food exports?
OECD members ranks 37th and Sudan ranks 36th 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.