Africa Eastern and Southern vs China: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0892 metric tons per person
in 2024
China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
33rd
China rank
36th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • China
0.10.20.30.40.5196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0892 metric tons per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.3657 metric tons per person.

That makes China's figure about 5.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and China ranks 36th of 47 groups.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1677 metric tons per person 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.0421 metric tons per person China
1970s 0.1728 metric tons per person 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.0867 metric tons per person China
1980s 0.1469 metric tons per person 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.1712 metric tons per person China
1990s 0.1208 metric tons per person 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.2316 metric tons per person China
2000s 0.1201 metric tons per person 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.2093 metric tons per person China
2010s 0.1413 metric tons per person 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.2764 metric tons per person China
2020s 0.1459 metric tons per person 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.3011 metric tons per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or China?
China, at 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0892 metric tons per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
0.3657 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and China rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and China ranks 36th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita
Unit
metric tons per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.