El Salvador vs Greenland: Food imports
Food imports over time
- El Salvador
- Greenland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.1% against 19.8% in Greenland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greenland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 61st and Greenland ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 24.5% | 13.0% | Greenland |
| 1980s | 15.6% | 19.3% | 3.8% | Greenland |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 18.5% | 4.3% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 19.7% | 3.0% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, El Salvador or Greenland?
- El Salvador, at 20.1% against 19.8% in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between El Salvador and Greenland?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Greenland?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Greenland rank globally for food imports?
- El Salvador ranks 61st 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.