Iran vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Iran
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Iran currently reports 29.5% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 10.9% | 3.7% | Iran |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 12.8% | 6.3% | Iran |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 12.4% | 1.8% | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 13.1% | 8.7% | Iran |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 14.2% | 14.8% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Iran or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Iran, at 29.5% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Iran and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food imports?
- Iran ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.