Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 23 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa stood at 23 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa peaked at 27 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10 %, in 2004.
That places Northern Africa 6th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 % | — |
| 2001 | 15 % | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 14 % | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 11 % | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 10 % | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 13 % | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 % | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 17 % | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 18 % | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19 % | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 22 % | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 26 % | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 27 % | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 26 % | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 24 % | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 26 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 27 % | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 25 % | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 23 % | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 23 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 % | 10 % | 17 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2 % | 17 % | 27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.67 % | 23 % | 25 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
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- 8 Grenada 305 % compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Northern Africa was 23 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 % in 2004.
- How does Northern Africa rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Northern Africa ranks 6th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.