Indonesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Indonesia
39.08 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
7.82 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

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

Indonesia currently reports 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre against 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 31.26 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 5.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 9.17 metric tons per square kilometre 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre 7.13 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
1970s 14.05 metric tons per square kilometre 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre 11.53 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
1980s 23.46 metric tons per square kilometre 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre 20.34 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
1990s 31.09 metric tons per square kilometre 3.82 metric tons per square kilometre 27.28 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
2000s 35.26 metric tons per square kilometre 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre 30.4 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
2010s 41.56 metric tons per square kilometre 6.43 metric tons per square kilometre 35.13 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 39.07 metric tons per square kilometre 7.73 metric tons per square kilometre 31.35 metric tons per square kilometre Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Indonesia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Indonesia, at 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre against 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
31.26 metric tons per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.