Agriculture > Produce Stats: compare key data on Brazil & South Africa

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Agricultural crop > Production: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001."
Banana > Production: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000.
Banana > Production per 1000: Metric tons of Bananas produced in 2000. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000: Cereal production (metric tons). Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare: Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Includes 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 or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.
Cereal > Production: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s
Corn > Yield: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Crop > Production index: Crop production index shows agricultural production for each year relative to the base period 1999-2001. It includes all crops except fodder crops. Regional and income group aggregates for the FAO's production indexes are calculated from the underlying values in international dollars, normalized to the base period 1999-2001.
Food > Production: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value."
Food > Production index: Food production index covers food crops that are considered edible and that contain nutrients. Coffee and tea are excluded because, although edible, they have no nutritive value.
Livestock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins.
Meat > Production: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes
Soybean > Production: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Meat > Production per million: Meat production in thousand metric tonnes. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Live stock > Production index: Livestock production index includes meat and milk from all sources, dairy products such as cheese, and eggs, honey, raw silk, wool, and hides and skins."
Soybean > Production per 1000: Total production of Soybean, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Corn > Production: Figures for 2003/2004
Cereal > Production growth: Average production of Cereals (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Cereal > Production per million: Average production of cereals (1999-2001). Average Production of Cereals refers to the amount of cereals produced in a given country or region each year. Data are reported in thousand metric tons. Cereals include wheat, barley, maize, rye, oats, millet, s. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Yield per million: Yield of Corn, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Meat > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Root and tuber > Production: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998
Wheat > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Total > Production Coarse Grain: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004
Total > Yield Coarse Grain: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Wheat > Yield per million: Yield of Wheat, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Soybean > Yield: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Corn > Production per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Exports: Figures for 2003/2004
Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million: Yield of Total Coarse Grain, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Root and tuber > Production growth: Average production of roots and tubers (percentage change from 1986-88 to 1996-98)
Corn > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Corn > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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 or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Total > Production Oilseed: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004
Wheat > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Corn > Exports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap)."
Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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."
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Barley > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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.
Barley > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Yield Oilseed: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000: Total production of Total Oilseed, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Soybean > Yield per million: Yield of Soybean, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports: Agricultural raw materials comprise SITC section 2 (crude materials except fuels) excluding divisions 22, 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap).
Root and tuber > Production per million: Average production of roots and tubers 1996-1998. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Rice > Imports per million: Figures for 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Yield Oilseed per million: Yield of Total Oilseed, Metric tons per hectare, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000: Total production of Total Coarse Grain, metric tons, 2003/2004. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
Rice > Imports: Figures for 2003/2004
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares: Land under cereal production (hectares). Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. 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 or silage, and those used for grazing, are excluded.

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STAT	Brazil	South Africa
Agricultural crop > Production	143 Ranked 17th. 54% more than South Africa	93 Ranked 157th.
Banana > Production	6.34 million metric tonnes Ranked 2nd. 25 times more than South Africa	250,000 metric tonnes Ranked 29th.
Banana > Production per 1000	36.33 metric tonnes Ranked 15th. 6 times more than South Africa	5.68 metric tonnes Ranked 40th.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons	89.94 million Ranked 5th. 6 times more than South Africa	14.81 million Ranked 31st.
Cereal > Cereal production > Metric tons per 1000	452.73 Ranked 35th. 56% more than South Africa	289.3 Ranked 53th.
Cereal > Cereal yield > Kg per hectare	4,598.59 Ranked 35th. 26% more than South Africa	3,649.53 Ranked 59th.
Cereal > Production	123 thousand metric tons Ranked 39th. 23% more than South Africa	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 100th.
Corn > Yield	3.38 Ranked 12th. 15% more than South Africa	2.94 Ranked 15th.
Crop > Production index	126.5% Ranked 15th. 23% more than South Africa	102.6% Ranked 117th.
Food > Production	131 Ranked 31st. 20% more than South Africa	109 Ranked 95th.
Food > Production index	124.3% Ranked 10th. 17% more than South Africa	105.9% Ranked 88th.
Livestock > Production index	123.6% Ranked 12th. 14% more than South Africa	108.6% Ranked 70th.
Meat > Production	12,184 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than South Africa	1,212 thousand metric tons Ranked 30th.
Soybean > Production	50.5 million Ranked 2nd. 230 times more than South Africa	220,000 Ranked 18th.
Wheat > Yield	2.37 Ranked 14th. 15% more than South Africa	2.06 Ranked 19th.
Meat > Production per million	68.85 thousand metric tons Ranked 23th. 3 times more than South Africa	26.99 thousand metric tons Ranked 67th.
Live stock > Production index	119 Ranked 60th.	127 Ranked 40th. 7% more than Brazil
Soybean > Production per 1000	274.44 Ranked 3rd. 58 times more than South Africa	4.71 Ranked 14th.
Corn > Production	37,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa	8,900 thousand metric tons Ranked 8th.
Cereal > Production growth	8% Ranked 71st. 8 times more than South Africa	1% Ranked 81st.
Cereal > Production per million	0.695 thousand metric tons Ranked 141st.	2.23 thousand metric tons Ranked 123th. 3 times more than Brazil
Corn > Yield per million	0.0184 Ranked 17th.	0.063 Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Brazil
Meat > Production growth	124% Ranked 10th.	-3% Ranked 138th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita	102.4 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 57th. 12% more than South Africa	91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop Ranked 69th.
Root and tuber > Production	26,476 thousand metric tons Ranked 5th. 16 times more than South Africa	1,633 thousand metric tons Ranked 44th.
Wheat > Imports	5,600 thousand metric tons Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than South Africa	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 23th.
Total > Production Coarse Grain	44.88 million Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than South Africa	10.36 million Ranked 14th.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain	3.26 Ranked 10th. 33% more than South Africa	2.45 Ranked 14th.
Wheat > Yield per million	0.0129 Ranked 23th.	0.0441 Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Brazil
International wheat > Production statistics	2.9 Ranked 27th. 26% more than South Africa	2.3 Ranked 28th.
Soybean > Yield	2.35 Ranked 3rd. 44% more than South Africa	1.63 Ranked 10th.
Corn > Production per million	203.79 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th. 7% more than South Africa	190.72 thousand metric tons Ranked 7th.
Corn > Exports	5,500 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th. 6 times more than South Africa	1,000 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.
Total > Yield Coarse Grain per million	0.0177 Ranked 19th.	0.0525 Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Brazil
Root and tuber > Production growth	-1% Ranked 113th.	49% Ranked 28th.
Corn > Imports	300 thousand metric tons Ranked 29th. 50% more than South Africa	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 31st.
Corn > Imports per million	1.63 thousand metric tons Ranked 31st.	4.29 thousand metric tons Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Brazil
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares per 1000	98.45 Ranked 65th. 24% more than South Africa	79.27 Ranked 79th.
Total > Production Oilseed	53.04 million Ranked 2nd. 51 times more than South Africa	1.04 million Ranked 23th.
Wheat > Imports per million	30.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 22nd. 42% more than South Africa	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 27th.
Corn > Exports per million	29.89 thousand metric tons Ranked 4th. 39% more than South Africa	21.43 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th.
Imports as % of merchandise > Imports	1.16% Ranked 59th. 33% more than South Africa	0.87% Ranked 83th.
Land used for cereal > Production > Hectares	20.81 million Ranked 5th. 5 times more than South Africa	3.8 million Ranked 30th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares per 1000	102.55 hectares Ranked 59th. 13% more than South Africa	91.03 hectares Ranked 68th.
Barley > Imports	200 thousand metric tons Ranked 9th. Twice as much as South Africa	100 thousand metric tons Ranked 17th.
Land under cereal > Production > Hectares	19.09 million hectares Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa	4.3 million hectares Ranked 31st.
Barley > Imports per million	1.09 thousand metric tons Ranked 20th.	2.14 thousand metric tons Ranked 15th. 97% more than Brazil
Total > Yield Oilseed	2.33 Ranked 4th. 74% more than South Africa	1.34 Ranked 17th.
Total > Production Oilseed per 1000	288.24 Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa	22.29 Ranked 21st.
Soybean > Yield per million	0.0128 Ranked 14th.	0.0349 Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Brazil
Agricultural raw materials > Imports > % of merchandise imports	1.55% Ranked 38th. 44% more than South Africa	1.08% Ranked 74th.
Root and tuber > Production per million	156.23 thousand metric tons Ranked 30th. 4 times more than South Africa	38.97 thousand metric tons Ranked 95th.
Rice > Imports per million	4.62 thousand metric tons Ranked 29th.	13.93 thousand metric tons Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Brazil
Total > Yield Oilseed per million	0.0127 Ranked 19th.	0.0287 Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Brazil
Total > Production Coarse Grain per 1000	243.9 Ranked 13th. 10% more than South Africa	222.01 Ranked 15th.
Rice > Imports	850 thousand metric tons Ranked 6th. 31% more than South Africa	650 thousand metric tons Ranked 10th.
Cereal > Land under cereal production > Hectares	19.56 million Ranked 6th. 5 times more than South Africa	4.06 million Ranked 33th.

SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; Agri-Food Business Development Centre. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Food and Agriculture Organization; Food and Agriculture Organization. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Resources Institute; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA; World Development Indicators database; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, FAS, USDA. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; United States Department of Agriculture; World Resources Institute. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: International wheat production statistics; United States Department of Agriculture. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; World Bank staff estimates from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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