Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Eastern Africa

Cereal production in Eastern Africa in 2023 — 74,854,091 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 469.5%.

2023 74.85M t +3.53% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 74.85M t2023
Period minimum 13.14M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Eastern Africa, 1961–2023020M40M60M80M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13,143,723 t1963: 13,641,594 t1965: 14,412,604 t1967: 16,381,128 t1969: 17,181,474 t1971: 17,888,083 t1973: 17,125,568 t1975: 18,608,584 t1977: 20,678,242 t1979: 19,528,418 t1981: 21,235,790 t1983: 21,113,831 t1985: 22,178,334 t1987: 21,821,857 t1989: 25,809,845 t1991: 23,092,480 t1993: 24,372,234 t1995: 24,921,660 t1997: 26,952,319 t1999: 28,629,577 t2001: 30,035,618 t2003: 30,165,954 t2005: 34,611,575 t2007: 39,989,284 t2009: 44,194,804 t2011: 52,295,397 t2013: 55,447,473 t2015: 58,803,693 t2017: 63,883,164 t2019: 65,936,919 t2021: 73,948,745 t2023: 74,854,091 t
Change over the period: +61.71M (+469.5%) Average annual rate: 2.85 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa 74.85M t
World 3.12B t
Cereal production — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 74.85M +2.55M +3.53%
2022 72.3M −1.65M −2.23%
2021 73.95M +1.51M +2.08%
2020 72.44M +6.5M +9.86%
2019 65.94M +70,611 +0.11%
2018 65.87M +1.98M +3.1%
2017 63.88M +4.91M +8.32%
2016 58.98M +173,785 +0.3%
2015 58.8M −2.09M −3.44%
2014 60.9M +5.45M +9.83%
2013 55.45M −407,775 −0.73%
2012 55.86M +3.56M +6.81%
2011 52.3M −488,314 −0.93%
2010 52.78M +8.59M +19.43%
2009 44.19M +4.26M +10.68%
2008 39.93M −59,458 −0.15%
2007 39.99M +1.21M +3.11%
2006 38.78M +4.17M +12.05%
2005 34.61M +440,934 +1.29%
2004 34.17M +4M +13.28%
2003 30.17M +764,377 +2.6%
2002 29.4M −634,042 −2.11%
2001 30.04M +2.64M +9.63%
2000 27.4M −1.23M −4.31%
1999 28.63M +2.28M +8.64%
1998 26.35M −600,271 −2.23%
1997 26.95M −2.49M −8.45%
1996 29.44M +4.52M +18.13%
1995 24.92M +1.98M +8.62%
1994 22.94M −1.43M −5.86%
1993 24.37M +5.68M +30.4%
1992 18.69M −4.4M −19.06%
1991 23.09M −801,366 −3.35%
1990 23.89M −1.92M −7.42%
1989 25.81M +606,042 +2.4%
1988 25.2M +3.38M +15.5%
1987 21.82M −1.39M −5.98%
1986 23.21M +1.03M +4.65%
1985 22.18M +3.06M +16%
1984 19.12M −1.99M −9.45%
1983 21.11M +507,790 +2.46%
1982 20.61M −629,749 −2.97%
1981 21.24M +660,512 +3.21%
1980 20.58M +1.05M +5.36%
1979 19.53M −151,462 −0.77%
1978 19.68M −998,362 −4.83%
1977 20.68M −317,200 −1.51%
1976 21M +2.39M +12.83%
1975 18.61M +276,958 +1.51%
1974 18.33M +1.21M +7.04%
1973 17.13M −2.01M −10.5%
1972 19.13M +1.25M +6.96%
1971 17.89M +1.56M +9.58%
1970 16.32M −857,077 −4.99%
1969 17.18M +1.43M +9.1%
1968 15.75M −632,383 −3.86%
1967 16.38M +1.49M +9.99%
1966 14.89M +480,681 +3.34%
1965 14.41M +399,514 +2.85%
1964 14.01M +371,496 +2.72%
1963 13.64M +141,738 +1.05%
1962 13.5M +356,133 +2.71%
1961 13.14M

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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