Italy vs Southern Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production

Italy
13.93 million t
in 2023
Southern Africa
19.45 million t
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Southern Africa rank
26th

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

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

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 19.45 million t against 13.93 million t in Italy, a difference of 5.53 million t.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

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

Italy ranks 27th and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Southern Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 13.85 million t 7.55 million t 6.30 million t Italy
1970s 15.45 million t 11.33 million t 4.12 million t Italy
1980s 17.18 million t 12.38 million t 4.80 million t Italy
1990s 18.41 million t 11.54 million t 6.88 million t Italy
2000s 18.97 million t 12.84 million t 6.13 million t Italy
2010s 16.28 million t 14.86 million t 1.42 million t Italy
2020s 14.27 million t 19.22 million t 4.95 million t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, Italy or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 19.45 million t against 13.93 million t in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between Italy and Southern Africa?
5.53 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Southern Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
Italy ranks 27th 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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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.