Egypt vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply over time
- Egypt
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -13.0% against -13.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
Egypt ranks 91st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd of 192 countries.
Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Iran, Islamic Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.4% | -3.0% | 4.3% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1970s | -10.8% | -9.6% | 1.2% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1980s | -21.4% | -15.4% | 6.0% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 1990s | -16.0% | -12.0% | 4.0% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2000s | -13.4% | -10.4% | 3.0% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2010s | -20.4% | -13.8% | 6.6% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
| 2020s | -15.6% | -15.5% | 0.1% | Iran, Islamic Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply, Egypt or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- Egypt, at -13.0% against -13.3% in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply between Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 0.3%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Egypt ranks 91st and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 93rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.