Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 21.2% against 19.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Peru ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.3% | 38.5% | 5.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 38.2% | 18.5% | 19.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 32.3% | 21.7% | 10.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 21.5% | 5.4% | Peru |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 18.1% | 4.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 22.6% | 3.6% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 21.2% against 19.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 1.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for food exports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 88th and Peru ranks 85th 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.