Kiribati vs Pacific island small states: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Kiribati
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 23.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 24.3% | 13.6% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 20.6% | 13.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 20.4% | 16.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 21.5% | 16.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 23.7% | 17.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kiribati or Pacific island small states?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 23.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
- 17.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Pacific island small states rank globally for food imports?
- Kiribati ranks 3rd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st 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.