Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 29.0% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.8%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 10.5% | 3.9% | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 12.7% | 9.8% | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.2% | 3.9% | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Faroe Islands, at 29.0% against 12.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.8%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 19th 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.