Lesotho vs Rwanda: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 23.0% against 22.4% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 15.2% | 8.5% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 17.4% | 2.8% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 19.6% | 2.6% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Lesotho, at 23.0% against 22.4% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 0.6%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for food imports?
- Lesotho ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 42nd 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.