Food exports in OECD members
OECD members: Food exports was 9.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in OECD members, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 9.5% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in OECD members peaked at 20.5% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2006.
OECD members ranks 37th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 20.5% | — |
| 1963 | 18.2% | -11.5% |
| 1964 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 18.0% | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 17.8% | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 15.6% | -9.3% |
| 1969 | 14.9% | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 14.9% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 15.1% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 14.4% | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 14.1% | -4.1% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 12.5% | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 11.3% | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 9.9% | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 9.7% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 9.9% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 8.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 20.5% | 8 |
| 1970s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More private sector data for OECD members
- Merchandise trade 41.9% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 15.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 69.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 14.51 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 10,347 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,313 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in OECD members?
- Food exports in OECD members was 9.5% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2006.
- How does OECD members rank for food exports?
- OECD members ranks 37th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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.