Melanesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) over time
- Melanesia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 13 % against 12 % in Melanesia, a difference of 1 %.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 19 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1 % | 9.9 % | 4.2 % | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 13.8 % | 12.4 % | 1.4 % | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 12 % | 13.33 % | 1.33 % | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year), Melanesia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 13 % against 12 % in Melanesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) between Melanesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1 %, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Melanesia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Melanesia ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th of 19 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.