Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Seychelles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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
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.