Chad vs World: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Chad
- World
How they compare
Chad currently reports 24.3% against 8.9% in World, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1962 it was World ahead.
Chad ranks 33rd and World ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 18.3% | 2.9% | World |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 14.7% | 7.0% | Chad |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 8.4% | 15.8% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Chad or World?
- Chad, at 24.3% against 8.9% in World as of 1995.
- What is the difference in food imports between Chad and World?
- 15.4%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and World?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1995.
- How do Chad and World rank globally for food imports?
- Chad ranks 33rd and World ranks 34th 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.