Algeria vs Greenland: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Algeria
- Greenland
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 20.2% against 19.8% in Greenland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greenland ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Greenland ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Greenland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.5% | 24.5% | 7.0% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 2.8% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 16.5% | 13.4% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.5% | 3.5% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.7% | 0.1% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Greenland?
- Algeria, at 20.2% against 19.8% in Greenland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Greenland?
- 0.4%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Greenland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Greenland rank globally for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Greenland ranks 63rd 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.