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

China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
Spain
0.4271 metric tons per person
in 2024
China rank
36th
Spain rank
37th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • China
  • Spain
0.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

China currently reports 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.4271 metric tons per person in Spain, a difference of 0.0278 metric tons per person.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.

China ranks 36th and Spain ranks 37th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.2988 metric tons per person 0.089 metric tons per person Spain
1970s 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.371 metric tons per person 0.1115 metric tons per person Spain
1980s 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.469 metric tons per person 0.1509 metric tons per person Spain
1990s 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.4526 metric tons per person 0.1003 metric tons per person Spain
2000s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.4867 metric tons per person 0.1573 metric tons per person Spain
2010s 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.455 metric tons per person 0.0373 metric tons per person Spain
2020s 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.4412 metric tons per person 0.0058 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 Spain?
China, at 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.4271 metric tons per person in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between China and Spain?
0.0278 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Spain rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
China ranks 36th and Spain ranks 37th 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.