Canada vs Japan: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita

Canada
0.2085 tonnes per person
in 2023
Japan
0.2037 tonnes per person
in 2022
Canada rank
72nd
Japan rank
74th

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

  • Canada
  • Japan
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2085 tonnes per person against 0.2037 tonnes per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0048 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 74th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0404 tonnes per person 0.0977 tonnes per person 0.0573 tonnes per person Japan
1970s 0.0395 tonnes per person 0.1796 tonnes per person 0.1401 tonnes per person Japan
1980s 0.0411 tonnes per person 0.2246 tonnes per person 0.1835 tonnes per person Japan
1990s 0.0579 tonnes per person 0.23 tonnes per person 0.1721 tonnes per person Japan
2000s 0.1255 tonnes per person 0.2118 tonnes per person 0.0863 tonnes per person Japan
2010s 0.1534 tonnes per person 0.209 tonnes per person 0.0556 tonnes per person Japan
2020s 0.2097 tonnes per person 0.2024 tonnes per person 0.0073 tonnes per person Canada

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, Canada or Japan?
Canada, at 0.2085 tonnes per person against 0.2037 tonnes per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita between Canada and Japan?
0.0048 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
Canada ranks 72nd and Japan ranks 74th 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.