Egypt vs Southern Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production

Egypt
17.79 million t
in 2023
Southern Africa
19.45 million t
in 2023
Egypt rank
24th
Southern Africa rank
26th

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

  • Egypt
  • Southern Africa
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 19.45 million t against 17.79 million t in Egypt, a difference of 1.66 million t.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Southern Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4.43 million t 7.55 million t 3.12 million t Southern Africa
1970s 5.39 million t 11.33 million t 5.94 million t Southern Africa
1980s 6.60 million t 12.38 million t 5.78 million t Southern Africa
1990s 11.48 million t 11.54 million t 52,892 t Southern Africa
2000s 15.10 million t 12.84 million t 2.26 million t Egypt
2010s 17.15 million t 14.86 million t 2.29 million t Egypt
2020s 18.00 million t 19.22 million t 1.22 million t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, Egypt or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 19.45 million t against 17.79 million t in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between Egypt and Southern Africa?
1.66 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Southern Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
Egypt ranks 24th and Southern Africa ranks 26th 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

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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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.