Canada vs Indonesia: Cereal production
Canada
63.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
68.28 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
Indonesia rank
7th
Cereal production over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 68.28 million tonnes against 63.66 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 4.62 million tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.10 million tonnes | 16.62 million tonnes | 14.48 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 37.23 million tonnes | 25.46 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 47.62 million tonnes | 42.50 million tonnes | 5.12 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 52.09 million tonnes | 56.33 million tonnes | 4.23 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 48.38 million tonnes | 66.20 million tonnes | 17.83 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 55.40 million tonnes | 78.02 million tonnes | 22.63 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 60.63 million tonnes | 68.74 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal production, Canada or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 68.28 million tonnes against 63.66 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal production between Canada and Indonesia?
- 4.62 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for cereal production?
- Canada ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th 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.