Brazil vs South Africa: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita

Brazil
0.0317 units per person
in 2019
South Africa
0.0306 units per person
in 2019
Brazil rank
82nd
South Africa rank
85th

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
-0.1-0.05-00.05196119902019

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0317 units per person against 0.0306 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 85th of 174 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0273 units per person 0.0102 units per person 0.017 units per person Brazil
1970s 0.025 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0244 units per person Brazil
1980s 0.0258 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0219 units per person Brazil
1990s 0.0338 units per person 0.0162 units per person 0.0176 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.034 units per person 0.0195 units per person 0.0145 units per person Brazil
2010s 0.0064 units per person 0.0292 units per person 0.0228 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
Brazil, at 0.0317 units per person against 0.0306 units per person in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
0.0011 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
Brazil ranks 82nd and South Africa ranks 85th of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.