China vs South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per capita (Production capita)
China
0.308 t per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.3006 t per person
in 2023
China rank
31st
South Africa rank
34th
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per capita (Production capita) over time
- China
- South Africa
How they compare
China currently reports 0.308 t per person against 0.3006 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0074 t per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
China ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0943 t per person | 0.3767 t per person | 0.2824 t per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1192 t per person | 0.4298 t per person | 0.3107 t per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1581 t per person | 0.3514 t per person | 0.1934 t per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1927 t per person | 0.2526 t per person | 0.0599 t per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1884 t per person | 0.2535 t per person | 0.0651 t per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2657 t per person | 0.2596 t per person | 0.0062 t per person | China |
| 2020s | 0.2978 t per person | 0.303 t per person | 0.0051 t per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, per capita, China or South Africa?
- China, at 0.308 t per person against 0.3006 t per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production, per capita between China and South Africa?
- 0.0074 t per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and South Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production, per capita?
- China ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals excluding rice — 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
Cereals excluding rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.