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

China
0.4549 metric tons per person
in 2023
Sweden
0.4108 metric tons per person
in 2023
China rank
36th
Sweden rank
39th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • China
  • Sweden
0.20.40.60.8196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.4108 metric tons per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0441 metric tons per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

China ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 39th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2098 metric tons per person 0.5287 metric tons per person 0.3189 metric tons per person Sweden
1970s 0.2595 metric tons per person 0.6562 metric tons per person 0.3967 metric tons per person Sweden
1980s 0.3181 metric tons per person 0.6705 metric tons per person 0.3524 metric tons per person Sweden
1990s 0.3524 metric tons per person 0.5973 metric tons per person 0.2449 metric tons per person Sweden
2000s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.5739 metric tons per person 0.2444 metric tons per person Sweden
2010s 0.4177 metric tons per person 0.5283 metric tons per person 0.1106 metric tons per person Sweden
2020s 0.4471 metric tons per person 0.5048 metric tons per person 0.0578 metric tons per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, China or Sweden?
China, at 0.4549 metric tons per person against 0.4108 metric tons per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between China and Sweden?
0.0441 metric tons per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Sweden rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
China ranks 36th and Sweden 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.