Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Middle East & North Africa

Cereal production in Middle East & North Africa in 2024 — 19,623,184 t. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 29%.

2024 19.62M t −84.34% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 126M t2020
Period minimum 19.62M t2024

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — Middle East & North Africa, 1961–2024050M100M150M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 27,651,975 t1963: 33,804,042 t1965: 35,919,373 t1967: 36,285,323 t1969: 41,743,674 t1971: 40,341,615 t1973: 41,602,278 t1975: 47,659,909 t1977: 44,616,670 t1979: 48,920,053 t1981: 52,303,147 t1983: 53,426,240 t1985: 59,277,542 t1987: 60,350,009 t1989: 64,376,037 t1991: 78,978,161 t1993: 80,011,954 t1995: 79,016,053 t1997: 79,031,281 t1999: 80,885,990 t2001: 82,341,433 t2003: 103,525,474 t2005: 107,044,518 t2007: 108,977,617 t2009: 114,082,245 t2011: 108,538,733 t2013: 117,518,002 t2015: 116,299,270 t2017: 116,035,961 t2019: 123,733,190 t2021: 123,452,293 t2023: 125,339,316 t2024: 19,623,184 t
Change over the period: −8.03M (−29.04%) Average annual rate: -0.54 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 19.62M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 19.62M −106M −84.34%
2023 125M +12.05M +10.64%
2022 113M −10.16M −8.23%
2021 123M −2.11M −1.68%
2020 126M +1.83M +1.48%
2019 124M +13.64M +12.39%
2018 110M −5.94M −5.12%
2017 116M +3.96M +3.54%
2016 112M −4.23M −3.63%
2015 116M +272,320 +0.23%
2014 116M −1.49M −1.27%
2013 118M +9.71M +9.01%
2012 108M −731,659 −0.67%
2011 109M +3.94M +3.77%
2010 105M −9.48M −8.31%
2009 114M +21.78M +23.59%
2008 92.31M −16.67M −15.3%
2007 109M −3.34M −2.97%
2006 112M +5.27M +4.92%
2005 107M +2.46M +2.36%
2004 105M +1.06M +1.02%
2003 104M +10.41M +11.18%
2002 93.12M +10.77M +13.08%
2001 82.34M +4.95M +6.4%
2000 77.39M −3.49M −4.32%
1999 80.89M −10.76M −11.74%
1998 91.64M +12.61M +15.96%
1997 79.03M −12.43M −13.59%
1996 91.47M +12.45M +15.76%
1995 79.02M −3.92M −4.73%
1994 82.94M +2.93M +3.66%
1993 80.01M +2.6M +3.36%
1992 77.41M −1.57M −1.98%
1991 78.98M +6.69M +9.26%
1990 72.29M +7.91M +12.29%
1989 64.38M −2.13M −3.2%
1988 66.51M +6.16M +10.2%
1987 60.35M −4.55M −7.01%
1986 64.9M +5.62M +9.48%
1985 59.28M +8.52M +16.79%
1984 50.75M −2.67M −5%
1983 53.43M −1.16M −2.12%
1982 54.59M +2.28M +4.36%
1981 52.3M −1.3M −2.42%
1980 53.6M +4.68M +9.56%
1979 48.92M −139,049 −0.28%
1978 49.06M +4.44M +9.96%
1977 44.62M −7.83M −14.93%
1976 52.45M +4.79M +10.04%
1975 47.66M +2.39M +5.28%
1974 45.27M +3.67M +8.81%
1973 41.6M −5.45M −11.59%
1972 47.06M +6.71M +16.64%
1971 40.34M −841,521 −2.04%
1970 41.18M −560,538 −1.34%
1969 41.74M −2.26M −5.13%
1968 44M +7.72M +21.27%
1967 36.29M +4.16M +12.95%
1966 32.13M −3.79M −10.56%
1965 35.92M +2.39M +7.13%
1964 33.53M −276,476 −0.82%
1963 33.8M −811,206 −2.34%
1962 34.62M +6.96M +25.18%
1961 27.65M

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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