Sub-Saharan Africa vs Vanuatu: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 85.3% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 70.6%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 16th of 46 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.0% | 91.9% | 63.9% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 97.4% | 78.8% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 59.7% | 45.5% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 84.6% | 72.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Sub-Saharan Africa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 85.3% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in food exports between Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 70.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2011.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Vanuatu rank globally for food exports?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 14th and Vanuatu ranks 16th 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
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.