Faroe Islands vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 29.0% against 13.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 14.8% | 0.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 14.8% | 1.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 14.8% | 10.7% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.1% | 4.0% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Faroe Islands or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Faroe Islands, at 29.0% against 13.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 15.9%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for food imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.