Libya vs North America: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Libya
- North America
How they compare
Libya currently reports 21.6% against 7.3% in North America, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1962 it was North America ahead.
Libya ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.6% | 18.2% | 3.6% | North America |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 11.3% | 6.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 17.9% | 7.3% | 10.6% | Libya |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 4.9% | 10.7% | Libya |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 6.2% | 18.7% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Libya or North America?
- Libya, at 21.6% against 7.3% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Libya and North America?
- 14.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Libya and North America rank globally for food imports?
- Libya ranks 46th and North America ranks 45th 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.