Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Canada
Canada: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Canada, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Canada recorded 13.6% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Canada peaked at 23.2% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
Canada ranks 113th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 20.1% | — |
| 1963 | 22.0% | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 23.2% | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 20.8% | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 15.4% | -24.0% |
| 1968 | 12.6% | -18.4% |
| 1969 | 10.6% | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 12.2% | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 13.3% | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 14.2% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 13.4% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 13.6% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 12.2% | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.4% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 12.3% | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 12.9% | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 12.7% | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 11.0% | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -14.4% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | +1.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 13.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 10.6% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.6% | 11.4% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 8.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.7% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.8% | 14.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 168.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 40.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 170.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Canada?
- Food exports in Canada was 13.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 1964.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does Canada rank for food exports?
- Canada ranks 113th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.