Iceland vs Mongolia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Iceland
- Mongolia
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mongolia ahead.
Iceland ranks 144th and Mongolia ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 14.7% | 4.3% | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 14.5% | 5.6% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 11.4% | 0.9% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 12.5% | 1.1% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Iceland or Mongolia?
- Iceland, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Iceland and Mongolia?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Mongolia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Mongolia rank globally for food imports?
- Iceland ranks 144th and Mongolia ranks 146th 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.