Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Cereal seed quantity
Cereal seed quantity over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria currently reports 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes against 350,336 FAO, metric tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 1.92 million FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's figure about 6.5 times Egypt's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 50 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 218,000 FAO, metric tonnes | 785,569 FAO, metric tonnes | 567,569 FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1970s | 235,318 FAO, metric tonnes | 941,820 FAO, metric tonnes | 706,503 FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1980s | 275,626 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.08 million FAO, metric tonnes | 807,512 FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 1990s | 301,455 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.50 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.20 million FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2000s | 335,745 FAO, metric tonnes | 1.94 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.60 million FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
| 2010s | 350,336 FAO, metric tonnes | 2.32 million FAO, metric tonnes | 1.97 million FAO, metric tonnes | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, at 2.27 million FAO, metric tonnes against 350,336 FAO, metric tonnes in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 1.92 million FAO, metric tonnes, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for cereal seed quantity?
- Egypt ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.