Argentina vs Canada: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 9.2% against 9.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Canada ahead.
Argentina ranks 165th and Canada ranks 162nd of 196 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 9.9% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.9% | 8.2% | 2.3% | Canada |
| 1980s | 5.0% | 6.7% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.8% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 6.1% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 7.8% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.8% | 0.4% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Argentina or Canada?
- Canada, at 9.2% against 9.1% in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Argentina and Canada?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for food imports?
- Argentina ranks 165th and Canada ranks 162nd 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.