Italy vs South Africa: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Italy
0.262 metric tons per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.2393 metric tons per person
in 2024
Italy rank
57th
South Africa rank
60th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Italy
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.262 metric tons per person against 0.2393 metric tons per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0227 metric tons per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Italy ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 60th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2787 metric tons per person 0.3776 metric tons per person 0.0989 metric tons per person South Africa
1970s 0.2965 metric tons per person 0.4303 metric tons per person 0.1338 metric tons per person South Africa
1980s 0.3225 metric tons per person 0.3518 metric tons per person 0.0293 metric tons per person South Africa
1990s 0.348 metric tons per person 0.2531 metric tons per person 0.0948 metric tons per person Italy
2000s 0.3522 metric tons per person 0.254 metric tons per person 0.0982 metric tons per person Italy
2010s 0.2985 metric tons per person 0.2599 metric tons per person 0.0386 metric tons per person Italy
2020s 0.2674 metric tons per person 0.3032 metric tons per person 0.0358 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, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 0.262 metric tons per person against 0.2393 metric tons per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Italy and South Africa?
0.0227 metric tons per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Italy ranks 57th 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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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.