Canada vs United States: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita

Canada
0.1557 tonnes per person
in 2023
United States
0.3731 tonnes per person
in 2023
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 0.3731 tonnes per person against 0.1557 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.2174 tonnes per person.

That makes United States's figure about 2.4 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0036 tonnes per person 0.0198 tonnes per person 0.0162 tonnes per person United States
1970s 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0169 tonnes per person 0.0141 tonnes per person United States
1980s 0.0073 tonnes per person 0.0403 tonnes per person 0.0331 tonnes per person United States
1990s 0.0173 tonnes per person 0.0671 tonnes per person 0.0498 tonnes per person United States
2000s 0.017 tonnes per person 0.1952 tonnes per person 0.1782 tonnes per person United States
2010s 0.0624 tonnes per person 0.4052 tonnes per person 0.3428 tonnes per person United States
2020s 0.1724 tonnes per person 0.3448 tonnes per person 0.1724 tonnes per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita, Canada or United States?
United States, at 0.3731 tonnes per person against 0.1557 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita between Canada and United States?
0.2174 tonnes per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 9,362 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.