Euro area vs Iran: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Euro area
- Iran
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
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.