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

Brazil
0.047 tonnes per person
in 2023
China
0.0483 tonnes per person
in 2023
Brazil rank
162nd
China rank
161st

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

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0483 tonnes per person against 0.047 tonnes per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.0013 tonnes per person.

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

Brazil ranks 162nd and China ranks 161st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0292 tonnes per person 0.0078 tonnes per person 0.0214 tonnes per person Brazil
1970s 0.031 tonnes per person 0.0066 tonnes per person 0.0245 tonnes per person Brazil
1980s 0.0365 tonnes per person 0.0122 tonnes per person 0.0243 tonnes per person Brazil
1990s 0.0518 tonnes per person 0.0083 tonnes per person 0.0435 tonnes per person Brazil
2000s 0.0509 tonnes per person 0.0029 tonnes per person 0.0479 tonnes per person Brazil
2010s 0.0539 tonnes per person 0.0147 tonnes per person 0.0392 tonnes per person Brazil
2020s 0.0581 tonnes per person 0.0437 tonnes per person 0.0144 tonnes per person Brazil

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, Brazil or China?
China, at 0.0483 tonnes per person against 0.047 tonnes per person in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita between Brazil and China?
0.0013 tonnes per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and China rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
Brazil ranks 162nd 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.