China vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time
- China
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
China currently reports 68.36 metric tons per square kilometre against 15.45 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 52.91 metric tons per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 4.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 181 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.3 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 25 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.99 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 35.51 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 30.18 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 44.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.09 metric tons per square kilometre | 38.85 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 45.61 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 37.48 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 61.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 49.35 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 67.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 15 metric tons per square kilometre | 52.22 metric tons per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, China or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- China, at 68.36 metric tons per square kilometre against 15.45 metric tons per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 52.91 metric tons per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.