Australia vs China: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita

Australia
0.0583 tonnes per person
in 2023
China
0.0483 tonnes per person
in 2023
Australia rank
158th
China rank
161st

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • China
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0583 tonnes per person against 0.0483 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Australia ranks 158th and China ranks 161st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0078 tonnes per person 0.0071 tonnes per person China
1970s 0.0008 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person 0.0057 tonnes per person China
1980s 0.0028 tonnes per person 0.0122 tonnes per person 0.0094 tonnes per person China
1990s 0.0074 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person China
2000s 0.0168 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person 0.0139 tonnes per person Australia
2010s 0.0501 tonnes per person 0.0147 tonnes per person 0.0354 tonnes per person Australia
2020s 0.0674 tonnes per person 0.0437 tonnes per person 0.0237 tonnes per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita, Australia or China?
Australia, at 0.0583 tonnes per person against 0.0483 tonnes per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita between Australia and China?
0.01 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and China rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
Australia ranks 158th and China ranks 161st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,071 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.