Faroe Islands vs Tonga: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 29.9% against 29.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 34.5% | 20.1% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 29.1% | 17.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 23.3% | 7.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 29.9% | 0.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Faroe Islands or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 29.9% against 29.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Faroe Islands and Tonga?
- 0.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Tonga?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Tonga rank globally for food imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 16th 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.