Indonesia vs South Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production

Indonesia
19.99 million t
in 2023
South Africa
19.00 million t
in 2023
Indonesia rank
20th
South Africa rank
23rd

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 19.99 million t against 19.00 million t in South Africa, a difference of 985,100 t.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Indonesia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2.84 million t 7.21 million t 4.37 million t South Africa
1970s 3.06 million t 10.91 million t 7.85 million t South Africa
1980s 5.04 million t 12.00 million t 6.96 million t South Africa
1990s 8.00 million t 11.12 million t 3.12 million t South Africa
2000s 12.21 million t 12.50 million t 285,800 t South Africa
2010s 19.97 million t 14.50 million t 5.47 million t Indonesia
2020s 19.35 million t 18.75 million t 600,600 t Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, Indonesia or South Africa?
Indonesia, at 19.99 million t against 19.00 million t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between Indonesia and South Africa?
985,100 t, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
Indonesia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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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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.