France vs Russia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 10.9% against 10.6% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 151st and Russia ranks 148th of 196 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 19.7% | 9.9% | Russia |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 16.9% | 8.6% | Russia |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 12.6% | 3.5% | Russia |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 11.5% | 1.4% | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, France or Russia?
- Russia, at 10.9% against 10.6% in France as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between France and Russia?
- 0.3%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for food imports?
- France ranks 151st and Russia ranks 148th 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.