Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United States: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.3874 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States
1.34 metric tons per person
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
7th
United States rank
9th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United States
00.511.5196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.34 metric tons per person against 0.3874 metric tons per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.9526 metric tons per person.

That makes United States's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2376 metric tons per person 0.9419 metric tons per person 0.7043 metric tons per person United States
1970s 0.2569 metric tons per person 1.14 metric tons per person 0.8786 metric tons per person United States
1980s 0.2721 metric tons per person 1.22 metric tons per person 0.9496 metric tons per person United States
1990s 0.2582 metric tons per person 1.21 metric tons per person 0.9494 metric tons per person United States
2000s 0.2959 metric tons per person 1.24 metric tons per person 0.9397 metric tons per person United States
2010s 0.3839 metric tons per person 1.33 metric tons per person 0.9441 metric tons per person United States
2020s 0.4417 metric tons per person 1.32 metric tons per person 0.878 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, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United States?
United States, at 1.34 metric tons per person against 0.3874 metric tons per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?
0.9526 metric tons per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United States rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th 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.