Saudi Arabia vs South Africa: Wheat — Production, per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.0232 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0301 t per person
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
62nd
South Africa rank
61st
Wheat — Production, per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0301 t per person against 0.0232 t per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0069 t per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 61st of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0444 t per person | 0.0482 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.023 t per person | 0.0708 t per person | 0.0478 t per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1906 t per person | 0.067 t per person | 0.1236 t per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.2123 t per person | 0.0448 t per person | 0.1675 t per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.1143 t per person | 0.0419 t per person | 0.0724 t per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0285 t per person | 0.0309 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0249 t per person | 0.0337 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — production, per capita, Saudi Arabia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0301 t per person against 0.0232 t per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — production, per capita between Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 0.0069 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Africa rank globally for wheat — production, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 61st of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Production, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.