China vs Germany: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
Germany
0.5098 metric tons per person
in 2023
China rank
36th
Germany rank
33rd

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • China
  • Germany
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.5098 metric tons per person against 0.4549 metric tons per person in China, a difference of 0.0549 metric tons per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

China ranks 36th and Germany ranks 33rd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.2951 metric tons per person 0.0853 metric tons per person Germany
1970s 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.378 metric tons per person 0.1185 metric tons per person Germany
1980s 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.4528 metric tons per person 0.1347 metric tons per person Germany
1990s 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.4921 metric tons per person 0.1397 metric tons per person Germany
2000s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.5574 metric tons per person 0.228 metric tons per person Germany
2010s 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.5551 metric tons per person 0.1374 metric tons per person Germany
2020s 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.5155 metric tons per person 0.0684 metric tons per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, China or Germany?
Germany, at 0.5098 metric tons per person against 0.4549 metric tons per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between China and Germany?
0.0549 metric tons per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Germany rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
China ranks 36th and Germany ranks 33rd 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.