New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita

New Zealand
0.2085 metric tons per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.2153 metric tons per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
72nd
Sri Lanka rank
69th

Cereal production (metric tons), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2153 metric tons per person against 0.2085 metric tons per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0068 metric tons per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1925 metric tons per person 0.1012 metric tons per person 0.0914 metric tons per person New Zealand
1970s 0.2598 metric tons per person 0.1155 metric tons per person 0.1443 metric tons per person New Zealand
1980s 0.2871 metric tons per person 0.1528 metric tons per person 0.1343 metric tons per person New Zealand
1990s 0.232 metric tons per person 0.1461 metric tons per person 0.0859 metric tons per person New Zealand
2000s 0.2238 metric tons per person 0.1587 metric tons per person 0.0651 metric tons per person New Zealand
2010s 0.2289 metric tons per person 0.2006 metric tons per person 0.0283 metric tons per person New Zealand
2020s 0.1945 metric tons per person 0.2207 metric tons per person 0.0262 metric tons per person Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per capita, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2153 metric tons per person against 0.2085 metric tons per person in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per capita between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0.0068 metric tons per person, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 72nd and Sri Lanka ranks 69th 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.