Ethiopia vs South Africa: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita

Ethiopia
0.2405 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.2393 t per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
50th
South Africa rank
52nd

Cereals, primary — Production, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
0.10.20.30.40.50.6196119922024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.2405 t per person against 0.2393 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0012 t per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was South Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 159 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1234 t per person 0.2654 t per person 0.142 t per person South Africa
2000s 0.1488 t per person 0.254 t per person 0.1052 t per person South Africa
2010s 0.2412 t per person 0.2599 t per person 0.0187 t per person South Africa
2020s 0.2546 t per person 0.2904 t per person 0.0359 t per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals, primary — production, per capita, Ethiopia or South Africa?
Ethiopia, at 0.2405 t per person against 0.2393 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereals, primary — production, per capita between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0.0012 t per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,156 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.