Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — European Union

Cereal production in the European Union in 2024 — 110,704,140 t. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 5.6%.

2024 111M t −59.23% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 309M t2014
Period minimum 111M t2024

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — European Union, 1961–2024100M150M200M250M300M350M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 117,230,867 t1963: 125,983,627 t1965: 137,344,739 t1967: 152,174,823 t1969: 157,839,639 t1971: 174,813,708 t1973: 180,306,350 t1975: 178,266,431 t1977: 182,947,776 t1979: 192,541,222 t1981: 194,707,415 t1983: 202,648,176 t1985: 227,675,171 t1987: 221,541,169 t1989: 235,803,954 t1991: 244,372,749 t1993: 229,548,676 t1995: 236,036,962 t1997: 268,998,310 t1999: 254,714,832 t2001: 268,748,934 t2003: 232,621,590 t2005: 269,828,445 t2007: 246,391,409 t2009: 280,518,297 t2011: 273,333,536 t2013: 289,480,200 t2015: 293,917,753 t2017: 288,817,333 t2019: 299,266,180 t2021: 297,509,060 t2023: 271,519,300 t2024: 110,704,140 t
Change over the period: −6.53M (−5.57%) Average annual rate: -0.09 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 111M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 111M −161M −59.23%
2023 272M +773,720 +0.29%
2022 271M −26.76M −9%
2021 298M +11.98M +4.2%
2020 286M −13.74M −4.59%
2019 299M +25.32M +9.24%
2018 274M −14.88M −5.15%
2017 289M +8.04M +2.86%
2016 281M −13.14M −4.47%
2015 294M −15.42M −4.99%
2014 309M +19.86M +6.86%
2013 289M +24.08M +9.07%
2012 265M −7.93M −2.9%
2011 273M +9.91M +3.76%
2010 263M −17.1M −6.1%
2009 281M −15.68M −5.29%
2008 296M +49.8M +20.21%
2007 246M −5.82M −2.31%
2006 252M −17.61M −6.53%
2005 270M −36.44M −11.9%
2004 306M +73.65M +31.66%
2003 233M −36.75M −13.64%
2002 269M +623,036 +0.23%
2001 269M +12.7M +4.96%
2000 256M +1.33M +0.52%
1999 255M −12.31M −4.61%
1998 267M −1.98M −0.73%
1997 269M +15.79M +6.24%
1996 253M +17.17M +7.27%
1995 236M +6.66M +2.9%
1994 229M −171,115 −0.07%
1993 230M +16.77M +7.88%
1992 213M −31.6M −12.93%
1991 244M +14.69M +6.39%
1990 230M −6.12M −2.59%
1989 236M +3.44M +1.48%
1988 232M +10.82M +4.88%
1987 222M −1.51M −0.68%
1986 223M −4.63M −2.03%
1985 228M −14.89M −6.14%
1984 243M +39.91M +19.7%
1983 203M −11.06M −5.18%
1982 214M +19M +9.76%
1981 195M −12.75M −6.15%
1980 207M +14.92M +7.75%
1979 193M −10.95M −5.38%
1978 203M +20.54M +11.23%
1977 183M +5.37M +3.02%
1976 178M −685,903 −0.38%
1975 178M −9.61M −5.12%
1974 188M +7.57M +4.2%
1973 180M +519,877 +0.29%
1972 180M +4.97M +2.84%
1971 175M +26.82M +18.13%
1970 148M −9.85M −6.24%
1969 158M +1.63M +1.04%
1968 156M +4.04M +2.65%
1967 152M +15.49M +11.34%
1966 137M −662,943 −0.48%
1965 137M +6.3M +4.81%
1964 131M +5.06M +4.01%
1963 126M −353,764 −0.28%
1962 126M +9.11M +7.77%
1961 117M

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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