Euro area vs Iran: Food imports

Euro area
10.9%
in 2024
Iran
29.5%
in 2022
Euro area rank
20th
Iran rank
17th

Food imports over time

  • Euro area
  • Iran
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Iran currently reports 29.5% against 10.9% in Euro area, a difference of 18.6%.

That makes Iran's figure about 2.7 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 20th and Iran ranks 17th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 18.2% 10.8% 7.4% Euro area
1970s 15.3% 12.1% 3.2% Euro area
1990s 9.7% 19.2% 9.5% Iran
2000s 8.1% 10.6% 2.5% Iran
2010s 9.7% 21.8% 12.1% Iran
2020s 9.7% 29.1% 19.4% Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Euro area or Iran?
Iran, at 29.5% against 10.9% in Euro area as of 2022.
What is the difference in food imports between Euro area and Iran?
18.6%, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Iran?
37 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Iran rank globally for food imports?
Euro area ranks 20th and Iran ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.