South Africa vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Cereal exports quantity

South Africa
1.38 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
1.75 million FAO, tonnes
in 2010
South Africa rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank
4th

Cereal exports quantity over time

  • South Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M196119852010

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa currently reports 1.75 million FAO, tonnes against 1.38 million FAO, tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 372,100 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 million FAO, tonnes 832,004 FAO, tonnes 753,525 FAO, tonnes South Africa
1970s 2.47 million FAO, tonnes 816,914 FAO, tonnes 1.65 million FAO, tonnes South Africa
1980s 2.40 million FAO, tonnes 778,349 FAO, tonnes 1.62 million FAO, tonnes South Africa
1990s 1.53 million FAO, tonnes 1.13 million FAO, tonnes 401,033 FAO, tonnes South Africa
2000s 1.05 million FAO, tonnes 822,849 FAO, tonnes 231,649 FAO, tonnes South Africa
2010s 1.38 million FAO, tonnes 1.75 million FAO, tonnes 372,100 FAO, tonnes Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal exports quantity, South Africa or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, at 1.75 million FAO, tonnes against 1.38 million FAO, tonnes in South Africa as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal exports quantity between South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
372,100 FAO, tonnes, with Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for cereal exports quantity?
South Africa ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 4th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal exports quantity (FAO, tonnes)
Unit
FAO, tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,818 data points, 1961–2010
Last refreshed

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.