Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs United States: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
12.29 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
50.58 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd
United States rank
32nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • United States
0204060196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 50.58 metric tons per square kilometre against 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 38.29 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes United States's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) United States Difference Ahead
1960s 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre 19.97 metric tons per square kilometre 16.5 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1970s 4.5 metric tons per square kilometre 26.72 metric tons per square kilometre 22.23 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1980s 5.55 metric tons per square kilometre 31.55 metric tons per square kilometre 26.01 metric tons per square kilometre United States
1990s 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre 34.89 metric tons per square kilometre 27.18 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2000s 9.59 metric tons per square kilometre 39.78 metric tons per square kilometre 30.18 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2010s 11.08 metric tons per square kilometre 46.53 metric tons per square kilometre 35.45 metric tons per square kilometre United States
2020s 11.96 metric tons per square kilometre 47.96 metric tons per square kilometre 36 metric tons per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or United States?
United States, at 50.58 metric tons per square kilometre against 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United States?
38.29 metric tons per square kilometre, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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.