Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — World

Cereal production in the world in 2024 — 1,644,081,590 t. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 121.7%.

2024 1.64B t −47.37% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3.12B t2023
Period minimum 741M t1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · tonnes

Cereal production — World, 1961–202401B2B3B4B19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 741,457,557 t1963: 837,943,511 t1965: 873,927,182 t1967: 970,230,679 t1969: 1,003,163,543 t1971: 1,112,299,582 t1973: 1,134,369,178 t1975: 1,208,346,752 t1977: 1,252,196,873 t1979: 1,347,507,518 t1981: 1,461,970,454 t1983: 1,423,905,085 t1985: 1,621,668,094 t1987: 1,557,568,287 t1989: 1,652,723,123 t1991: 1,699,249,511 t1993: 1,889,965,080 t1995: 1,884,774,808 t1997: 2,081,431,173 t1999: 2,074,434,002 t2001: 2,098,381,136 t2003: 2,093,026,046 t2005: 2,255,172,396 t2007: 2,351,033,285 t2009: 2,489,605,634 t2011: 2,590,198,747 t2013: 2,765,310,029 t2015: 2,833,752,794 t2017: 2,942,085,906 t2019: 2,964,249,371 t2021: 3,082,350,446 t2023: 3,123,613,733 t2024: 1,644,081,590 t
Change over the period: +903M (+121.74%) Average annual rate: 1.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 1.64B t
World 1.64B t
Cereal production — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2024 1.64B −1.48B −47.37%
2023 3.12B +63.89M +2.09%
2022 3.06B −22.63M −0.73%
2021 3.08B +49.94M +1.65%
2020 3.03B +68.16M +2.3%
2019 2.96B +64.33M +2.22%
2018 2.9B −42.17M −1.43%
2017 2.94B +2.39M +0.08%
2016 2.94B +106M +3.74%
2015 2.83B +11.47M +0.41%
2014 2.82B +56.98M +2.06%
2013 2.77B +223M +8.79%
2012 2.54B −48.29M −1.86%
2011 2.59B +118M +4.78%
2010 2.47B −17.64M −0.71%
2009 2.49B −29.59M −1.17%
2008 2.52B +168M +7.15%
2007 2.35B +116M +5.17%
2006 2.24B −19.67M −0.87%
2005 2.26B −11.59M −0.51%
2004 2.27B +174M +8.3%
2003 2.09B +63.36M +3.12%
2002 2.03B −68.71M −3.27%
2001 2.1B +44.85M +2.18%
2000 2.05B −20.9M −1.01%
1999 2.07B +12.58M +0.61%
1998 2.06B −19.57M −0.94%
1997 2.08B +39.36M +1.93%
1996 2.04B +157M +8.35%
1995 1.88B −63.01M −3.24%
1994 1.95B +57.82M +3.06%
1993 1.89B −64.68M −3.31%
1992 1.95B +255M +15.03%
1991 1.7B −15.27M −0.89%
1990 1.71B +61.8M +3.74%
1989 1.65B +127M +8.29%
1988 1.53B −31.42M −2.02%
1987 1.56B −57.81M −3.58%
1986 1.62B −6.29M −0.39%
1985 1.62B +20.35M +1.27%
1984 1.6B +177M +12.46%
1983 1.42B −69.33M −4.64%
1982 1.49B +31.26M +2.14%
1981 1.46B +111M +8.2%
1980 1.35B +3.62M +0.27%
1979 1.35B +6.25M +0.47%
1978 1.34B +89.06M +7.11%
1977 1.25B +15.72M +1.27%
1976 1.24B +28.13M +2.33%
1975 1.21B +84.18M +7.49%
1974 1.12B −10.2M −0.9%
1973 1.13B +50.7M +4.68%
1972 1.08B −28.63M −2.57%
1971 1.11B +107M +10.69%
1970 1B +1.73M +0.17%
1969 1B +15.48M +1.57%
1968 988M +17.46M +1.8%
1967 970M +66.63M +7.37%
1966 904M +29.67M +3.4%
1965 874M +23.79M +2.8%
1964 850M +12.2M +1.46%
1963 838M +46.44M +5.87%
1962 792M +50.05M +6.75%
1961 741M

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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