New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: Cereals excluding rice — Production

New Zealand
944,110 t
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.12 million t
in 2023
New Zealand rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

  • New Zealand
  • Saudi Arabia
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119922023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.12 million t against 944,110 t in New Zealand, a difference of 173,360 t.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 174 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 501,705 t 401,769 t 99,935 t New Zealand
1970s 769,968 t 278,121 t 491,847 t New Zealand
1980s 919,487 t 1.86 million t 937,429 t Saudi Arabia
1990s 837,101 t 3.49 million t 2.65 million t Saudi Arabia
2000s 902,770 t 2.68 million t 1.77 million t Saudi Arabia
2010s 1.04 million t 1.38 million t 341,129 t Saudi Arabia
2020s 971,097 t 1.03 million t 53,929 t Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.12 million t against 944,110 t in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
173,360 t, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
New Zealand ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd 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
Last refreshed

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.