Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Lower-middle-income countries

Cereal production in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 840,198,891 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 404.8%.

2023 840M t +5.24% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 843M t2021
Period minimum 164M t1966

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Lower-middle-income countries, 1961–20230250M500M750M1B19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 166,448,858 t1963: 178,559,036 t1965: 170,384,286 t1967: 188,771,754 t1969: 209,137,830 t1971: 216,362,078 t1973: 225,688,544 t1975: 242,798,909 t1977: 254,118,463 t1979: 246,487,743 t1981: 281,990,971 t1983: 306,684,043 t1985: 322,125,932 t1987: 314,779,877 t1989: 379,464,524 t1991: 380,829,261 t1993: 449,723,727 t1995: 452,243,249 t1997: 476,786,212 t1999: 502,211,768 t2001: 527,222,681 t2003: 538,742,197 t2005: 570,468,410 t2007: 599,118,099 t2009: 627,017,356 t2011: 684,118,815 t2013: 705,562,496 t2015: 711,519,146 t2017: 741,899,246 t2019: 777,817,264 t2021: 843,159,395 t2023: 840,198,891 t
Change over the period: +674M (+404.78%) Average annual rate: 2.65 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 840M t
World 3.12B t
Cereal production — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 840M +41.84M +5.24%
2022 798M −44.8M −5.31%
2021 843M +49.55M +6.24%
2020 794M +15.79M +2.03%
2019 778M +10.64M +1.39%
2018 767M +25.28M +3.41%
2017 742M +12.41M +1.7%
2016 729M +17.97M +2.53%
2015 712M −13.04M −1.8%
2014 725M +18.99M +2.69%
2013 706M +29.47M +4.36%
2012 676M −8.02M −1.17%
2011 684M +46.47M +7.29%
2010 638M +10.63M +1.69%
2009 627M −13.13M −2.05%
2008 640M +41.03M +6.85%
2007 599M +11.33M +1.93%
2006 588M +17.32M +3.04%
2005 570M +16.31M +2.94%
2004 554M +15.42M +2.86%
2003 539M +26.83M +5.24%
2002 512M −15.31M −2.9%
2001 527M +22.6M +4.48%
2000 505M +2.41M +0.48%
1999 502M +27.48M +5.79%
1998 475M −2.05M −0.43%
1997 477M +22.35M +4.92%
1996 454M +2.2M +0.49%
1995 452M −2.26M −0.5%
1994 455M +4.78M +1.06%
1993 450M +20.53M +4.78%
1992 429M +48.37M +12.7%
1991 381M +3.29M +0.87%
1990 378M −1.92M −0.51%
1989 379M +26.22M +7.42%
1988 353M +38.46M +12.22%
1987 315M −15.67M −4.74%
1986 330M +8.33M +2.58%
1985 322M +14.9M +4.85%
1984 307M +537,957 +0.18%
1983 307M +29.82M +10.77%
1982 277M −5.13M −1.82%
1981 282M +11.03M +4.07%
1980 271M +24.47M +9.93%
1979 246M −15.68M −5.98%
1978 262M +8.05M +3.17%
1977 254M +13.89M +5.78%
1976 240M −2.57M −1.06%
1975 243M +24.64M +11.3%
1974 218M −7.53M −3.34%
1973 226M +17.22M +8.26%
1972 208M −7.9M −3.65%
1971 216M −2.89M −1.32%
1970 219M +10.12M +4.84%
1969 209M +6.55M +3.23%
1968 203M +13.82M +7.32%
1967 189M +24.72M +15.07%
1966 164M −6.34M −3.72%
1965 170M −12.9M −7.04%
1964 183M +4.72M +2.64%
1963 179M +7.01M +4.09%
1962 172M +5.1M +3.06%
1961 166M

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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