Afghanistan vs Saint Lucia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 27.6% against 26.9% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia ranks 21st of 196 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 28.4% | 7.9% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 22.8% | 4.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 24.1% | 5.1% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Afghanistan or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 27.6% against 26.9% in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in food imports between Afghanistan and Saint Lucia?
- 0.7%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Saint Lucia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Saint Lucia rank globally for food imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Saint Lucia 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.