Lesotho vs Palau: Food imports

Lesotho
23.0%
in 2024
Palau
23.0%
in 2018
Lesotho rank
39th
Palau rank
38th

Food imports over time

  • Lesotho
  • Palau
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 23.0% against 23.0% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 39th and Palau ranks 38th of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 26.8% 23.9% 2.9% Lesotho
2010s 20.2% 23.0% 2.8% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Lesotho or Palau?
Palau, at 23.0% against 23.0% in Lesotho as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Lesotho and Palau?
0.0%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Palau?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Lesotho and Palau rank globally for food imports?
Lesotho ranks 39th and Palau ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.