France vs Netherlands: Food, beverages and tobacco

France
18.3%
in 2023
Netherlands
17.9%
in 2023
France rank
107th
Netherlands rank
109th

Food, beverages and tobacco over time

  • France
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

France currently reports 18.3% against 17.9% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Netherlands ahead.

France ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 109th of 157 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 13.2% 16.6% 3.4% Netherlands
1970s 12.8% 17.5% 4.7% Netherlands
1980s 13.4% 21.4% 7.9% Netherlands
1990s 13.3% 18.6% 5.3% Netherlands
2000s 14.4% 18.8% 4.4% Netherlands
2010s 17.9% 18.4% 0.5% Netherlands
2020s 18.6% 17.3% 1.3% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food, beverages and tobacco, France or Netherlands?
France, at 18.3% against 17.9% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in food, beverages and tobacco between France and Netherlands?
0.4%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do France and Netherlands rank globally for food, beverages and tobacco?
France ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 109th 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).