Australia vs China: Food production index
Australia
112.1 2014-2016 = 100
in 2022
China
111.75 2014-2016 = 100
in 2022
Australia rank
72nd
China rank
75th
Food production index over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 112.1 2014-2016 = 100 against 111.75 2014-2016 = 100 in China, a difference of 0.35 2014-2016 = 100.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 72nd and China ranks 75th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.76 2014-2016 = 100 | 13.46 2014-2016 = 100 | 26.3 2014-2016 = 100 | Australia |
| 1970s | 52.16 2014-2016 = 100 | 18.64 2014-2016 = 100 | 33.53 2014-2016 = 100 | Australia |
| 1980s | 56.26 2014-2016 = 100 | 27.94 2014-2016 = 100 | 28.32 2014-2016 = 100 | Australia |
| 1990s | 70.44 2014-2016 = 100 | 47.77 2014-2016 = 100 | 22.66 2014-2016 = 100 | Australia |
| 2000s | 84.88 2014-2016 = 100 | 73.12 2014-2016 = 100 | 11.76 2014-2016 = 100 | Australia |
| 2010s | 96.81 2014-2016 = 100 | 97.83 2014-2016 = 100 | 1.02 2014-2016 = 100 | China |
| 2020s | 102.12 2014-2016 = 100 | 109.04 2014-2016 = 100 | 6.92 2014-2016 = 100 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food production index, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 112.1 2014-2016 = 100 against 111.75 2014-2016 = 100 in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food production index between Australia and China?
- 0.35 2014-2016 = 100, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for food production index?
- Australia ranks 72nd and China ranks 75th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Food production index (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.