Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was -27.38 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend stood at -27.38 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1,457.9% on the previous year and down 1,653.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 13.55 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -27.38 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 3.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.04 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1964 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 1965 | -8.03 % change on previous year | -325.6% |
| 1966 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 1967 | 13.55 % change on previous year | +568.3% |
| 1968 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1969 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +39.5% |
| 1970 | 4.8 % change on previous year | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -55.7% |
| 1972 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -264.8% |
| 1973 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5834 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1975 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -2040.8% |
| 1976 | -0.3275 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 1977 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -1729.4% |
| 1978 | 5.27 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1979 | -5.88 % change on previous year | -211.6% |
| 1980 | 8.85 % change on previous year | -250.5% |
| 1981 | 9.69 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1982 | -4.49 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1983 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -264.4% |
| 1984 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1985 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +190.4% |
| 1986 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1987 | -3.13 % change on previous year | -371.7% |
| 1988 | 8.78 % change on previous year | -380.2% |
| 1989 | 3 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1990 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1969 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 1992 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +2073.6% |
| 1993 | 3.61 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 1994 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 1995 | -0.2972 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1996 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -1518.3% |
| 1997 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 1998 | 0.941 % change on previous year | -68.5% |
| 1999 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +273.9% |
| 2000 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5655 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 2002 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -710.4% |
| 2003 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -303.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6376 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2005 | 4.87 % change on previous year | +663.1% |
| 2006 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2007 | 4.44 % change on previous year | +306.7% |
| 2008 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -70.0% |
| 2009 | -0.6353 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2010 | 5.19 % change on previous year | -916.2% |
| 2011 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -34.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5827 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2013 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +402.8% |
| 2014 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2015 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 2016 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -407.4% |
| 2017 | 4.31 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2752 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2019 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -1085.3% |
| 2020 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -39.2% |
| 2022 | -0.4377 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2023 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -560.8% |
| 2024 | -27.38 % change on previous year | -1457.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2073.6% | 0.1969 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +2040.8% | -0.5834 % change on previous year | 11.32 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1729.4% | -0.3275 % change on previous year | 5.34 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | +1518.3% | -0.2972 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year |
| 2024 | -1457.9% | 2.02 % change on previous year | -27.38 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +1085.3% | -0.2752 % change on previous year | 2.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4 % change on previous year | -8.03 % change on previous year | 13.55 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.32 % change on previous year | -5.88 % change on previous year | 11.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year | 9.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -0.2972 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 % change on previous year | -3.45 % change on previous year | 7.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -1.15 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -4.08 % change on previous year | -27.38 % change on previous year | 3.36 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 9 Kazakhstan 46.75 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Iraq 40.28 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Serbia 34.8 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Kenya 33.77 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Argentina 31.07 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 29.52 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Somalia 27.13 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5175 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Early-demographic dividend was -27.38 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13.55 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.38 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,653.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal production (metric tons). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal production (metric tons). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.