Denmark vs United States: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Denmark
1.25 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States
1.34 metric tons per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
12th
United States rank
9th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Denmark
  • United States
00.511.52196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.34 metric tons per person against 1.25 metric tons per person in Denmark, a difference of 0.09 metric tons per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.27 metric tons per person 0.9419 metric tons per person 0.3317 metric tons per person Denmark
1970s 1.37 metric tons per person 1.14 metric tons per person 0.2321 metric tons per person Denmark
1980s 1.52 metric tons per person 1.22 metric tons per person 0.3013 metric tons per person Denmark
1990s 1.68 metric tons per person 1.21 metric tons per person 0.4718 metric tons per person Denmark
2000s 1.68 metric tons per person 1.24 metric tons per person 0.4443 metric tons per person Denmark
2010s 1.62 metric tons per person 1.33 metric tons per person 0.2893 metric tons per person Denmark
2020s 1.43 metric tons per person 1.32 metric tons per person 0.107 metric tons per person Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Denmark or United States?
United States, at 1.34 metric tons per person against 1.25 metric tons per person in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Denmark and United States?
0.09 metric tons per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and United States rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Denmark ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th 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.