Argentina vs Canada: Cereal production
Argentina
85.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada
63.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Argentina rank
6th
Canada rank
9th
Cereal production over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 85.73 million tonnes against 63.66 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 22.07 million tonnes.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Argentina ranks 6th and Canada ranks 9th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.90 million tonnes | 31.10 million tonnes | 14.20 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 23.14 million tonnes | 37.23 million tonnes | 14.08 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 26.42 million tonnes | 47.62 million tonnes | 21.21 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 27.95 million tonnes | 52.09 million tonnes | 24.14 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 35.60 million tonnes | 48.38 million tonnes | 12.78 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 59.76 million tonnes | 55.40 million tonnes | 4.36 million tonnes | Argentina |
| 2020s | 81.78 million tonnes | 60.63 million tonnes | 21.15 million tonnes | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 85.73 million tonnes against 63.66 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Argentina and Canada?
- 22.07 million tonnes, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for cereal production?
- Argentina ranks 6th and Canada ranks 9th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.