Europe & Central Asia vs United States: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Europe & Central Asia
0.2633 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States
1.34 metric tons per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
12th
United States rank
9th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • United States
00.511.5196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.34 metric tons per person against 0.2633 metric tons per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 1.08 metric tons per person.

That makes United States's figure about 5.1 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2375 metric tons per person 0.9419 metric tons per person 0.7044 metric tons per person United States
1970s 0.2865 metric tons per person 1.14 metric tons per person 0.8489 metric tons per person United States
1980s 0.3327 metric tons per person 1.22 metric tons per person 0.889 metric tons per person United States
1990s 0.4765 metric tons per person 1.21 metric tons per person 0.7311 metric tons per person United States
2000s 0.554 metric tons per person 1.24 metric tons per person 0.6817 metric tons per person United States
2010s 0.6153 metric tons per person 1.33 metric tons per person 0.7127 metric tons per person United States
2020s 0.5723 metric tons per person 1.32 metric tons per person 0.7474 metric tons per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Europe & Central Asia or United States?
United States, at 1.34 metric tons per person against 0.2633 metric tons per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Europe & Central Asia and United States?
1.08 metric tons per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and United States rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th of 47 groups.
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.