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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 19.0 | 12.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 11.5 |
| France | 14.8 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.6 |
| United Kingdom | 24.2 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 |
| Japan | 16.9 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
| Canada | 8.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Germany | 16.9 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| China | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.1 | ||
| South Africa | 4.7 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | ||
| United States of America | 16.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Mexico | 7.4 | 14.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Brazil | 10.9 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| India | 20.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| Russian Federation | 20.2 | 16.1 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 10.9 |