Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food exports

Seychelles
85.9%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
14.7%
in 2024
Seychelles rank
15th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
14th

Food exports over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
20406080100197119972024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 85.9% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 71.2%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 92.0% 26.7% 65.3% Seychelles
1980s 86.6% 18.6% 68.0% Seychelles
1990s 99.6% 19.7% 79.8% Seychelles
2000s 94.6% 14.9% 79.7% Seychelles
2010s 80.3% 13.7% 66.6% Seychelles
2020s 87.1% 13.7% 73.4% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Seychelles, at 85.9% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
71.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food exports?
Seychelles ranks 15th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th 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

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.