Norway vs Qatar: Food imports

Norway
11.1%
in 2025
Qatar
11.2%
in 2024
Norway rank
143rd
Qatar rank
140th

Food imports over time

  • Norway
  • Qatar
510152025196219932025

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.

Norway ranks 143rd and Qatar ranks 140th of 196 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 7.5% 14.7% 7.2% Qatar
1980s 6.8% 15.8% 9.0% Qatar
1990s 6.8% 13.4% 6.6% Qatar
2000s 7.0% 8.3% 1.3% Qatar
2010s 9.2% 10.0% 0.8% Qatar
2020s 10.4% 11.4% 1.0% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Norway or Qatar?
Qatar, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Norway as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Norway and Qatar?
0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for food imports?
Norway ranks 143rd and Qatar ranks 140th 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.