Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — South America

Cereal production in South America in 2023 — 254,036,216 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 602.2%.

2023 254M t +1.56% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 254M t2023
Period minimum 36.17M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — South America, 1961–20230100M200M300M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 36,174,688 t1963: 40,661,677 t1965: 42,098,569 t1967: 47,963,353 t1969: 47,249,486 t1971: 53,746,447 t1973: 56,151,444 t1975: 59,550,353 t1977: 64,275,509 t1979: 63,707,952 t1981: 73,917,896 t1983: 71,725,783 t1985: 77,202,187 t1987: 82,666,114 t1989: 78,717,616 t1991: 73,439,493 t1993: 84,673,812 t1995: 91,400,847 t1997: 99,057,459 t1999: 100,546,504 t2001: 113,449,514 t2003: 124,981,578 t2005: 118,532,586 t2007: 138,771,232 t2009: 126,173,786 t2011: 156,861,629 t2013: 185,321,146 t2015: 192,742,704 t2017: 226,200,204 t2019: 237,675,528 t2021: 237,771,091 t2023: 254,036,216 t
Change over the period: +218M (+602.25%) Average annual rate: 3.19 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 254M t
World 3.12B t
Cereal production — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 254M +3.91M +1.56%
2022 250M +12.35M +5.2%
2021 238M −4.99M −2.06%
2020 243M +5.09M +2.14%
2019 238M +31.41M +15.23%
2018 206M −19.93M −8.81%
2017 226M +41.56M +22.51%
2016 185M −8.1M −4.2%
2015 193M +4.54M +2.41%
2014 188M +2.88M +1.55%
2013 185M +23.42M +14.46%
2012 162M +5.04M +3.22%
2011 157M +5.24M +3.45%
2010 152M +25.45M +20.17%
2009 126M −18.27M −12.65%
2008 144M +5.67M +4.09%
2007 139M +20.46M +17.29%
2006 118M −218,410 −0.18%
2005 119M −5.21M −4.21%
2004 124M −1.24M −0.99%
2003 125M +21.57M +20.85%
2002 103M −10.03M −8.84%
2001 113M +9.14M +8.76%
2000 104M +3.77M +3.74%
1999 101M +4.54M +4.73%
1998 96.01M −3.05M −3.08%
1997 99.06M +8.12M +8.93%
1996 90.94M −462,518 −0.51%
1995 91.4M +3.21M +3.64%
1994 88.19M +3.52M +4.15%
1993 84.67M −418,900 −0.49%
1992 85.09M +11.65M +15.87%
1991 73.44M +6.43M +9.59%
1990 67.01M −11.7M −14.87%
1989 78.72M −2.7M −3.32%
1988 81.42M −1.25M −1.51%
1987 82.67M +5.34M +6.91%
1986 77.33M +123,390 +0.16%
1985 77.2M −144,949 −0.19%
1984 77.35M +5.62M +7.84%
1983 71.73M −8.47M −10.56%
1982 80.19M +6.27M +8.49%
1981 73.92M +11.13M +17.73%
1980 62.78M −923,123 −1.45%
1979 63.71M +1.44M +2.31%
1978 62.27M −2.01M −3.12%
1977 64.28M −1.79M −2.71%
1976 66.06M +6.51M +10.94%
1975 59.55M −250,712 −0.42%
1974 59.8M +3.65M +6.5%
1973 56.15M +6.23M +12.48%
1972 49.92M −3.82M −7.11%
1971 53.75M +1.27M +2.42%
1970 52.48M +5.23M +11.07%
1969 47.25M +2.32M +5.16%
1968 44.93M −3.03M −6.33%
1967 47.96M +4.71M +10.88%
1966 43.26M +1.16M +2.75%
1965 42.1M −2.95M −6.54%
1964 45.04M +4.38M +10.78%
1963 40.66M +3.84M +10.43%
1962 36.82M +647,915 +1.79%
1961 36.17M

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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