Australia vs South America: Cereals excluding rice — Production
Cereals excluding rice — Production over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 226.48 million t against 58.43 million t in Australia, a difference of 168.05 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 3.9 times Australia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 174 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.53 million t | 34.17 million t | 21.65 million t | South America |
| 1970s | 16.60 million t | 47.40 million t | 30.80 million t | South America |
| 1980s | 21.83 million t | 61.08 million t | 39.25 million t | South America |
| 1990s | 24.59 million t | 70.06 million t | 45.46 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 30.97 million t | 100.12 million t | 69.14 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 36.80 million t | 163.31 million t | 126.51 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 47.72 million t | 222.04 million t | 174.32 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 226.48 million t against 58.43 million t in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between Australia and South America?
- 168.05 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
- Australia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.