China vs Iran: Food, beverages and tobacco

China
11.8%
in 2019
Iran
11.5%
in 2022
China rank
130th
Iran rank
133rd

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • China
  • Iran
10203040196319922022

How they compare

China currently reports 11.8% against 11.5% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iran ahead.

China ranks 130th and Iran ranks 133rd of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 12.3% 15.9% 3.5% Iran
1990s 14.6% 13.6% 1.0% China
2000s 12.7% 9.2% 3.5% China
2010s 11.8% 11.5% 0.3% China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, China or Iran?
China, at 11.8% against 11.5% in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between China and Iran?
0.3%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do China and Iran rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
China ranks 130th and Iran ranks 133rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 5,773 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).