Ethiopia vs South Africa: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita
Ethiopia
0.2405 metric tons per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.2393 metric tons per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
59th
South Africa rank
60th
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time
- Ethiopia
- South Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.2405 metric tons per person against 0.2393 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0012 metric tons per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 60th of 181 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1861 metric tons per person | 0.3776 metric tons per person | 0.1915 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1494 metric tons per person | 0.4303 metric tons per person | 0.281 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1435 metric tons per person | 0.3518 metric tons per person | 0.2083 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1207 metric tons per person | 0.2531 metric tons per person | 0.1325 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1488 metric tons per person | 0.254 metric tons per person | 0.1052 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2412 metric tons per person | 0.2599 metric tons per person | 0.0187 metric tons per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2546 metric tons per person | 0.2904 metric tons per person | 0.0359 metric tons per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Ethiopia or South Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 0.2405 metric tons per person against 0.2393 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 0.0012 metric tons per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 60th 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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About this data
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.