Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean

Cereal production in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 250,653,741 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 428.8%.

2024 251M t −15.93% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 298M t2023
Period minimum 47.4M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–20240100M200M300M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 47,397,095 t1963: 53,129,887 t1965: 57,638,446 t1967: 64,191,784 t1969: 64,675,807 t1971: 72,458,035 t1973: 74,888,690 t1975: 80,551,648 t1977: 86,545,411 t1979: 84,003,832 t1981: 103,512,975 t1983: 99,584,208 t1985: 109,998,151 t1987: 111,733,285 t1989: 105,743,090 t1991: 102,384,643 t1993: 115,294,943 t1995: 123,833,581 t1997: 132,683,028 t1999: 133,653,689 t2001: 150,671,113 t2003: 162,912,716 t2005: 153,933,641 t2007: 180,001,639 t2009: 164,777,867 t2011: 192,843,598 t2013: 226,401,100 t2015: 234,481,186 t2017: 271,373,993 t2019: 281,105,710 t2021: 281,850,448 t2023: 298,155,245 t2024: 250,653,741 t
Change over the period: +203M (+428.84%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 251M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 251M −47.5M −15.93%
2023 298M +4.42M +1.5%
2022 294M +11.89M +4.22%
2021 282M −4.53M −1.58%
2020 286M +5.27M +1.87%
2019 281M +31.18M +12.47%
2018 250M −21.44M −7.9%
2017 271M +40.53M +17.56%
2016 231M −3.64M −1.55%
2015 234M +2.14M +0.92%
2014 232M +5.94M +2.62%
2013 226M +23.52M +11.6%
2012 203M +10.03M +5.2%
2011 193M −1.03M −0.53%
2010 194M +29.09M +17.66%
2009 165M −22.74M −12.13%
2008 188M +7.52M +4.18%
2007 180M +22.98M +14.64%
2006 157M +3.08M +2%
2005 154M −8.18M −5.05%
2004 162M −794,699 −0.49%
2003 163M +24.27M +17.5%
2002 139M −12.03M −7.98%
2001 151M +12.48M +9.03%
2000 138M +4.53M +3.39%
1999 134M +3.14M +2.41%
1998 131M −2.17M −1.64%
1997 133M +6.6M +5.24%
1996 126M +2.25M +1.81%
1995 124M +3.64M +3.03%
1994 120M +4.9M +4.25%
1993 115M −2.54M −2.16%
1992 118M +15.45M +15.09%
1991 102M +4.3M +4.39%
1990 98.08M −7.66M −7.25%
1989 106M −2.25M −2.08%
1988 108M −3.74M −3.35%
1987 112M +6.27M +5.94%
1986 105M −4.53M −4.12%
1985 110M +3.68M +3.46%
1984 106M +6.74M +6.76%
1983 99.58M −5.67M −5.39%
1982 105M +1.74M +1.68%
1981 104M +15.07M +17.04%
1980 88.44M +4.44M +5.28%
1979 84M −1.83M −2.14%
1978 85.84M −707,391 −0.82%
1977 86.55M −213,914 −0.25%
1976 86.76M +6.21M +7.71%
1975 80.55M +2.11M +2.7%
1974 78.44M +3.55M +4.74%
1973 74.89M +6.93M +10.2%
1972 67.96M −4.5M −6.21%
1971 72.46M +1.09M +1.53%
1970 71.36M +6.69M +10.34%
1969 64.68M +2.41M +3.87%
1968 62.27M −1.93M −3%
1967 64.19M +4.83M +8.13%
1966 59.36M +1.72M +2.99%
1965 57.64M −2.11M −3.54%
1964 59.75M +6.62M +12.46%
1963 53.13M +4.83M +9.99%
1962 48.3M +906,632 +1.91%
1961 47.4M

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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