Finland vs South Africa: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita

Finland
0.0915 tonnes per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0931 tonnes per person
in 2023
Finland rank
136th
South Africa rank
134th

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

  • Finland
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0931 tonnes per person against 0.0915 tonnes per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0016 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 134th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0473 tonnes per person 0.0187 tonnes per person 0.0286 tonnes per person Finland
1970s 0.0315 tonnes per person 0.0091 tonnes per person 0.0225 tonnes per person Finland
1980s 0.0607 tonnes per person 0.029 tonnes per person 0.0317 tonnes per person Finland
1990s 0.0499 tonnes per person 0.048 tonnes per person 0.0019 tonnes per person Finland
2000s 0.0625 tonnes per person 0.0512 tonnes per person 0.0113 tonnes per person Finland
2010s 0.0796 tonnes per person 0.0961 tonnes per person 0.0165 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.1018 tonnes per person 0.089 tonnes per person 0.0129 tonnes per person Finland

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, Finland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0931 tonnes per person against 0.0915 tonnes per person in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita between Finland and South Africa?
0.0016 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
Finland ranks 136th and South Africa ranks 134th 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.