Faroe Islands vs Nicaragua: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Faroe Islands
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 17.1% against 16.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 10.1% | 4.3% | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 13.3% | 1.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 18.4% | 5.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 14.7% | 1.5% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Faroe Islands or Nicaragua?
- Faroe Islands, at 17.1% against 16.6% in Nicaragua as of 2009.
- What is the difference in food imports between Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 0.5%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Nicaragua rank globally for food imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 83rd and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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.