Laos vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Laos
0.5491 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0962 metric tons per person
in 2024
Laos rank
29th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
29th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Laos
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.5491 metric tons per person against 0.0962 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.4529 metric tons per person.

That makes Laos's figure about 5.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Laos ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2995 metric tons per person 0.1595 metric tons per person 0.1399 metric tons per person Laos
1970s 0.2876 metric tons per person 0.1527 metric tons per person 0.1348 metric tons per person Laos
1980s 0.3388 metric tons per person 0.1407 metric tons per person 0.1981 metric tons per person Laos
1990s 0.3294 metric tons per person 0.1355 metric tons per person 0.1939 metric tons per person Laos
2000s 0.517 metric tons per person 0.1341 metric tons per person 0.3829 metric tons per person Laos
2010s 0.7145 metric tons per person 0.1485 metric tons per person 0.566 metric tons per person Laos
2020s 0.5628 metric tons per person 0.1411 metric tons per person 0.4218 metric tons per person Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, Laos or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Laos, at 0.5491 metric tons per person against 0.0962 metric tons per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.4529 metric tons per person, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Laos and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Laos ranks 29th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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.