United States vs Zambia: Food exports

United States
9.5%
in 2024
Zambia
8.7%
in 2024
United States rank
135th
Zambia rank
138th

Food exports over time

  • United States
  • Zambia
0510152025196219932024

How they compare

United States currently reports 9.5% against 8.7% in Zambia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 138th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 20.1% 2.2% 17.8% United States
1970s 19.1% 1.1% 18.0% United States
1990s 9.5% 5.5% 4.0% United States
2000s 8.2% 9.4% 1.2% Zambia
2010s 9.9% 8.5% 1.4% United States
2020s 10.4% 8.8% 1.6% United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, United States or Zambia?
United States, at 9.5% against 8.7% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between United States and Zambia?
0.8%, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do United States and Zambia rank globally for food exports?
United States ranks 135th and Zambia ranks 138th 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.