Pacific island small states vs Yemen: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Pacific island small states
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 39.1% against 23.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.7 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pacific island small states | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.6% | 45.5% | 21.9% | Yemen |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 26.9% | 6.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 35.6% | 14.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Pacific island small states or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 39.1% against 23.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Pacific island small states and Yemen?
- 15.4%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pacific island small states and Yemen?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
- How do Pacific island small states and Yemen rank globally for food imports?
- Pacific island small states ranks 1st and Yemen ranks 4th of 47 groups.
- 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.