Kiribati vs Yemen: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kiribati
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 44.0% against 41.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 2.6%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Yemen ahead.
Kiribati ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.2% | 45.5% | 6.3% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 26.5% | 10.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.6% | 2.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kiribati or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 44.0% against 41.4% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kiribati and Yemen?
- 2.6%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Yemen?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Kiribati and Yemen rank globally for food imports?
- Kiribati ranks 4th and Yemen 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.