China vs East Asia & Pacific: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific
0.0388 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
36th
East Asia & Pacific rank
38th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • China
  • East Asia & Pacific
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0388 metric tons per person in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 0.4161 metric tons per person.

That makes China's figure about 11.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

China ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and East Asia & Pacific in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.2241 metric tons per person 0.0143 metric tons per person East Asia & Pacific
1970s 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.2548 metric tons per person 0.0047 metric tons per person China
1980s 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.3009 metric tons per person 0.0172 metric tons per person China
1990s 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.3243 metric tons per person 0.0281 metric tons per person China
2000s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.3221 metric tons per person 0.0073 metric tons per person China
2010s 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.3824 metric tons per person 0.0353 metric tons per person China
2020s 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.3972 metric tons per person 0.0498 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, China or East Asia & Pacific?
China, at 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0388 metric tons per person in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between China and East Asia & Pacific?
0.4161 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and East Asia & Pacific?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
China ranks 36th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th of 181 countries.
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.