China vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.0266 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
39th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • China
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
00.10.20.30.40.5196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0266 metric tons per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.4283 metric tons per person.

That makes China's figure about 17.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

China ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.2004 metric tons per person 0.0094 metric tons per person China
1970s 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.2005 metric tons per person 0.0589 metric tons per person China
1980s 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.1831 metric tons per person 0.1349 metric tons per person China
1990s 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.1917 metric tons per person 0.1607 metric tons per person China
2000s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.1892 metric tons per person 0.1402 metric tons per person China
2010s 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.1785 metric tons per person 0.2392 metric tons per person China
2020s 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.1705 metric tons per person 0.2765 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
China, at 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.0266 metric tons per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.4283 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
China ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th 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.