South Africa vs Southern Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production

South Africa
19.00 million t
in 2023
Southern Africa
19.45 million t
in 2023
South Africa rank
23rd
Southern Africa rank
26th

Cereals excluding rice — Production over time

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

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 19.45 million t against 19.00 million t in South Africa, a difference of 452,700 t.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 23rd and Southern Africa ranks 26th of 174 countries.

Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 7.21 million t 7.55 million t 342,284 t Southern Africa
1970s 10.91 million t 11.33 million t 413,811 t Southern Africa
1980s 12.00 million t 12.38 million t 384,995 t Southern Africa
1990s 11.12 million t 11.54 million t 413,988 t Southern Africa
2000s 12.50 million t 12.84 million t 344,834 t Southern Africa
2010s 14.50 million t 14.86 million t 360,000 t Southern Africa
2020s 18.75 million t 19.22 million t 464,500 t Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals excluding rice — production, South Africa or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 19.45 million t against 19.00 million t in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals excluding rice — production between South Africa and Southern Africa?
452,700 t, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for cereals excluding rice — production?
South Africa ranks 23rd 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.