Kiribati vs Niger: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Kiribati
- Niger
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 37.9% in Niger, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 16.4% | 21.4% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 38.1% | 37.5% | 0.7% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 26.2% | 11.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 26.5% | 11.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 33.5% | 9.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kiribati or Niger?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 37.9% in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kiribati and Niger?
- 3.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Niger?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Niger rank globally for food imports?
- Kiribati ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th 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.