Afghanistan vs Africa Eastern and Southern: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Africa Eastern and Southern
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 26.9% against 10.9% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Africa Eastern and Southern | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 8.1% | 7.7% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 10.0% | 8.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 11.1% | 7.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Afghanistan or Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Afghanistan, at 26.9% against 10.9% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 16.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for food imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.