Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).
| 1970 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 63.3 | 27.7 | 23.2 | 25.7 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 32.3 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 38.0 | 37.9 | 36.1 | 34.6 | 34.5 | 38.9 | 34.8 | 39.5 | 42.1 | 40.4 |
| South Africa | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 12.2 | ||
| India | 29.7 | 15.6 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 |
| China | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 6.6 |