Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — United States

Cereal production in the United States in 2024 — 454,987,916 t. Ranked 1 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 178.1%.

2024 455M t −1.65% vs 2023
World rank 1of 79
Period maximum 503M t2016
Period minimum 161M t1964

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — United States, 1961–20240200M400M600M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 163,619,978 t1963: 174,812,487 t1965: 183,602,617 t1967: 208,158,055 t1969: 205,288,170 t1971: 237,624,461 t1973: 237,683,006 t1975: 249,283,743 t1977: 266,014,469 t1979: 302,625,580 t1981: 330,889,528 t1983: 207,657,604 t1985: 347,118,216 t1987: 280,494,047 t1989: 284,238,058 t1991: 280,063,391 t1993: 259,105,342 t1995: 277,601,210 t1997: 336,582,161 t1999: 335,364,364 t2001: 324,994,634 t2003: 348,247,631 t2005: 366,436,346 t2007: 415,130,860 t2009: 418,666,166 t2011: 385,545,256 t2013: 434,308,450 t2015: 431,870,371 t2017: 440,271,775 t2019: 420,873,693 t2021: 450,200,713 t2023: 462,631,158 t2024: 454,987,916 t
Change over the period: +291M (+178.08%) Average annual rate: 1.64 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United States

United States 455M t
World 1.64B t
North America 455M t
Cereal production — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 455M −7.64M −1.65%
2023 463M +53.73M +13.14%
2022 409M −41.3M −9.17%
2021 450M +16.94M +3.91%
2020 433M +12.39M +2.94%
2019 421M −18.84M −4.28%
2018 440M −560,947 −0.13%
2017 440M −63.19M −12.55%
2016 503M +71.6M +16.58%
2015 432M −10.98M −2.48%
2014 443M +8.54M +1.97%
2013 434M +78.1M +21.92%
2012 356M −29.34M −7.61%
2011 386M −15.58M −3.88%
2010 401M −17.54M −4.19%
2009 419M +16.27M +4.04%
2008 402M −12.73M −3.07%
2007 415M +76.79M +22.7%
2006 338M −28.1M −7.67%
2005 366M −22.59M −5.81%
2004 389M +40.78M +11.71%
2003 348M +51.1M +17.2%
2002 297M −27.85M −8.57%
2001 325M −17.64M −5.15%
2000 343M +7.27M +2.17%
1999 335M −14.06M −4.02%
1998 349M +12.84M +3.82%
1997 337M +802,038 +0.24%
1996 336M +58.18M +20.96%
1995 278M −78.33M −22.01%
1994 356M +96.83M +37.37%
1993 259M −93.92M −26.6%
1992 353M +72.96M +26.05%
1991 280M −32.35M −10.35%
1990 312M +28.17M +9.91%
1989 284M +77.71M +37.63%
1988 207M −73.97M −26.37%
1987 280M −34.84M −11.05%
1986 315M −31.79M −9.16%
1985 347M +32.37M +10.28%
1984 315M +107M +51.57%
1983 208M −125M −37.66%
1982 333M +2.21M +0.67%
1981 331M +61.01M +22.6%
1980 270M −32.74M −10.82%
1979 303M +26.02M +9.41%
1978 277M +10.59M +3.98%
1977 266M +7.81M +3.03%
1976 258M +8.92M +3.58%
1975 249M +44.67M +21.83%
1974 205M −33.07M −13.91%
1973 238M +9.57M +4.19%
1972 228M −9.51M −4%
1971 238M +50.76M +27.17%
1970 187M −18.43M −8.98%
1969 205M +2.75M +1.36%
1968 203M −5.62M −2.7%
1967 208M +23.71M +12.86%
1966 184M +842,263 +0.46%
1965 184M +22.67M +14.08%
1964 161M −13.88M −7.94%
1963 175M +12.36M +7.61%
1962 162M −1.16M −0.71%
1961 164M

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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