Japan vs New Caledonia: Share of food products in total merchandise exports
Japan
1.3%
in 2025
New Caledonia
1.4%
in 2015
Japan rank
182nd
New Caledonia rank
181st
Share of food products in total merchandise exports over time
- Japan
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 182nd and New Caledonia ranks 181st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4% | 2.5% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 3.4% | 2.8% | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.0% | New Caledonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of food products in total merchandise exports, Japan or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Japan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of food products in total merchandise exports between Japan and New Caledonia?
- 0.1%, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Caledonia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
- How do Japan and New Caledonia rank globally for share of food products in total merchandise exports?
- Japan ranks 182nd and New Caledonia ranks 181st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Comtrade, WITS, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of food products in total merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of food exports divided by the total value of merchandise exports, expressed as a percentage.