Cameroon vs Libya: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Cameroon
- Libya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21.7% against 21.6% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 45th and Libya ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 14.6% | 0.8% | Libya |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 18.1% | 5.6% | Libya |
| 1980s | 12.1% | 18.4% | 6.3% | Libya |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 15.6% | 6.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 24.9% | 4.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or Libya?
- Cameroon, at 21.7% against 21.6% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cameroon and Libya?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Libya rank globally for food imports?
- Cameroon ranks 45th and Libya ranks 46th 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.