Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Sub-Saharan Africa

Cereal production in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 124,078,951 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 225.3%.

2024 124M t −33.61% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 187M t2022
Period minimum 38.14M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2024050M100M150M200M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 38,144,717 t1963: 40,609,284 t1965: 39,306,387 t1967: 48,604,824 t1969: 45,948,673 t1971: 50,112,848 t1973: 43,575,262 t1975: 52,816,993 t1977: 54,096,208 t1979: 50,906,430 t1981: 63,869,000 t1983: 50,814,474 t1985: 64,165,472 t1987: 65,804,093 t1989: 77,882,383 t1991: 75,659,281 t1993: 79,057,419 t1995: 77,357,981 t1997: 85,074,957 t1999: 86,358,615 t2001: 88,940,525 t2003: 97,275,013 t2005: 109,209,208 t2007: 111,104,815 t2009: 119,450,837 t2011: 126,984,780 t2013: 138,906,844 t2015: 147,725,772 t2017: 166,284,334 t2019: 169,581,108 t2021: 182,058,663 t2023: 186,900,795 t2024: 124,078,951 t
Change over the period: +85.93M (+225.28%) Average annual rate: 1.89 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa 124M t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 124M −62.82M −33.61%
2023 187M −473,551 −0.25%
2022 187M +5.32M +2.92%
2021 182M −312,681 −0.17%
2020 182M +12.79M +7.54%
2019 170M −3.89M −2.24%
2018 173M +7.18M +4.32%
2017 166M +11.73M +7.59%
2016 155M +6.83M +4.62%
2015 148M −7.84M −5.04%
2014 156M +16.66M +11.99%
2013 139M +1.89M +1.38%
2012 137M +10.04M +7.9%
2011 127M −8.78M −6.47%
2010 136M +16.32M +13.66%
2009 119M −4.71M −3.79%
2008 124M +13.05M +11.75%
2007 111M −927,998 −0.83%
2006 112M +2.82M +2.59%
2005 109M +11.43M +11.69%
2004 97.78M +501,588 +0.52%
2003 97.28M +6.24M +6.86%
2002 91.03M +2.09M +2.35%
2001 88.94M +2.22M +2.56%
2000 86.72M +363,080 +0.42%
1999 86.36M +571,191 +0.67%
1998 85.79M +712,467 +0.84%
1997 85.07M −4.65M −5.19%
1996 89.73M +12.37M +15.99%
1995 77.36M −5.81M −6.98%
1994 83.16M +4.11M +5.19%
1993 79.06M +12.69M +19.13%
1992 66.36M −9.3M −12.29%
1991 75.66M +5.32M +7.57%
1990 70.34M −7.55M −9.69%
1989 77.88M +1.51M +1.98%
1988 76.37M +10.56M +16.05%
1987 65.8M −2.71M −3.96%
1986 68.52M +4.35M +6.78%
1985 64.17M +13.16M +25.81%
1984 51M +187,953 +0.37%
1983 50.81M −4.51M −8.16%
1982 55.33M −8.54M −13.37%
1981 63.87M +7.72M +13.74%
1980 56.15M +5.25M +10.31%
1979 50.91M −2.92M −5.42%
1978 53.83M −270,768 −0.5%
1977 54.1M +1.08M +2.04%
1976 53.02M +198,987 +0.38%
1975 52.82M −3.31M −5.9%
1974 56.13M +12.55M +28.8%
1973 43.58M −4.65M −9.64%
1972 48.22M −1.89M −3.77%
1971 50.11M +4.23M +9.21%
1970 45.89M −60,826 −0.13%
1969 45.95M +4.85M +11.81%
1968 41.1M −7.51M −15.45%
1967 48.6M +10.39M +27.19%
1966 38.21M −1.09M −2.78%
1965 39.31M +192,135 +0.49%
1964 39.11M −1.5M −3.68%
1963 40.61M +791,720 +1.99%
1962 39.82M +1.67M +4.39%
1961 38.14M

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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