Arab World vs Faroe Islands: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Arab World
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 29.0% against 12.5% in Arab World, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Arab World ranks 16th and Faroe Islands ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 2 and Faroe Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 14.3% | 0.0% | Arab World |
| 1980s | 15.2% | 13.1% | 2.1% | Arab World |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 25.5% | 10.0% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 16.2% | 3.4% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Arab World or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 29.0% against 12.5% in Arab World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Arab World and Faroe Islands?
- 16.5%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Faroe Islands?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2009.
- How do Arab World and Faroe Islands rank globally for food imports?
- Arab World ranks 16th and Faroe Islands ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- 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.