Afghanistan vs China: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square

Afghanistan
7.27 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
China
7.26 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
119th
China rank
120th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
02468196119922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 119th and China ranks 120th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.129 tonnes per square kilometre 0.5946 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4656 tonnes per square kilometre China
1970s 0.1622 tonnes per square kilometre 0.6366 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4744 tonnes per square kilometre China
1980s 0.1866 tonnes per square kilometre 1.36 tonnes per square kilometre 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre China
1990s 0.3115 tonnes per square kilometre 1.05 tonnes per square kilometre 0.74 tonnes per square kilometre China
2000s 2 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4062 tonnes per square kilometre 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 4.24 tonnes per square kilometre 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre 2.07 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre 0.2494 tonnes per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square, Afghanistan or China?
Afghanistan, at 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre against 7.26 tonnes per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square between Afghanistan and China?
0.01 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 119th and China ranks 120th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.