Brazil vs South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production)

Brazil
17.4 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
15.66 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
49th
South Africa rank
52nd

Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre (Production) over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
051015196119922023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 17.4 t per square kilometre against 15.66 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 1.74 t per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 157 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.43 t per square kilometre 5.94 t per square kilometre 4.52 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 2.18 t per square kilometre 9 t per square kilometre 6.82 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 3.2 t per square kilometre 9.89 t per square kilometre 6.69 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 3.97 t per square kilometre 9.17 t per square kilometre 5.2 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 6.02 t per square kilometre 10.3 t per square kilometre 4.28 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 10.27 t per square kilometre 11.95 t per square kilometre 1.68 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 14.5 t per square kilometre 15.46 t per square kilometre 0.9547 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre, Brazil or South Africa?
Brazil, at 17.4 t per square kilometre against 15.66 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre between Brazil and South Africa?
1.74 t per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production, per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
158 places, 8,950 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals excluding rice — Production 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.