Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — North America

Cereal production in North America in 2024 — 454,987,916 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 152.3%.

2024 455M t −12.82% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 562M t2016
Period minimum 180M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — North America, 1961–20240200M400M600M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 180,350,284 t1963: 208,934,794 t1965: 215,831,388 t1967: 238,238,481 t1969: 241,210,503 t1971: 276,484,211 t1973: 274,283,208 t1975: 286,391,317 t1977: 308,253,477 t1979: 338,580,580 t1981: 381,751,728 t1983: 255,104,812 t1985: 395,357,516 t1987: 332,129,247 t1989: 332,327,366 t1991: 333,915,691 t1993: 310,588,442 t1995: 326,945,410 t1997: 386,189,061 t1999: 389,476,964 t2001: 368,386,034 t2003: 397,444,831 t2005: 417,398,746 t2007: 463,136,160 t2009: 468,358,066 t2011: 433,882,456 t2013: 500,843,851 t2015: 485,433,371 t2017: 497,042,710 t2019: 482,347,593 t2021: 497,746,851 t2023: 521,871,578 t2024: 454,987,916 t
Change over the period: +275M (+152.28%) Average annual rate: 1.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America

North America 455M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 455M −66.88M −12.82%
2023 522M +47.93M +10.11%
2022 474M −23.81M −4.78%
2021 498M −827,318 −0.17%
2020 499M +16.23M +3.36%
2019 482M −16.09M −3.23%
2018 498M +1.4M +0.28%
2017 497M −65.33M −11.62%
2016 562M +76.94M +15.85%
2015 485M −9.1M −1.84%
2014 495M −6.31M −1.26%
2013 501M +92.79M +22.74%
2012 408M −25.83M −5.95%
2011 434M −13.37M −2.99%
2010 447M −21.11M −4.51%
2009 468M +9.93M +2.17%
2008 458M −4.71M −1.02%
2007 463M +76.22M +19.7%
2006 387M −30.48M −7.3%
2005 417M −22.4M −5.09%
2004 440M +42.36M +10.66%
2003 397M +64.25M +19.28%
2002 333M −35.2M −9.55%
2001 368M −25.34M −6.43%
2000 394M +4.24M +1.09%
1999 389M −10.93M −2.73%
1998 400M +14.22M +3.68%
1997 386M −8.09M −2.05%
1996 394M +67.33M +20.59%
1995 327M −75.61M −18.78%
1994 403M +91.96M +29.61%
1993 311M −92.08M −22.87%
1992 403M +68.75M +20.59%
1991 334M −35.3M −9.56%
1990 369M +36.89M +11.1%
1989 332M +90.31M +37.31%
1988 242M −90.11M −27.13%
1987 332M −40.17M −10.79%
1986 372M −23.06M −5.83%
1985 395M +37.81M +10.58%
1984 358M +102M +40.16%
1983 255M −131M −33.99%
1982 386M +4.69M +1.23%
1981 382M +70.5M +22.65%
1980 311M −27.33M −8.07%
1979 339M +20.08M +6.31%
1978 318M +10.24M +3.32%
1977 308M +5.34M +1.76%
1976 303M +16.52M +5.77%
1975 286M +50.91M +21.62%
1974 235M −38.8M −14.15%
1973 274M +10.7M +4.06%
1972 264M −12.9M −4.67%
1971 276M +61.06M +28.35%
1970 215M −25.79M −10.69%
1969 241M +4.26M +1.8%
1968 237M −1.29M −0.54%
1967 238M +15.13M +6.78%
1966 223M +7.28M +3.37%
1965 216M +26.39M +13.93%
1964 189M −19.49M −9.33%
1963 209M +17.22M +8.98%
1962 192M +11.37M +6.3%
1961 180M

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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