Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total
IDA total: Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was -40.44 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total is -40.44 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1,564.9% on the previous year and down 926.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total peaked at 14.4 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -40.44 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places IDA total 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 4.72 % change on previous year | +58.6% |
| 1964 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1965 | -0.5938 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1966 | -7.69 % change on previous year | +1195.0% |
| 1967 | 14.4 % change on previous year | -287.3% |
| 1968 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1969 | 7.61 % change on previous year | +464.8% |
| 1970 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 1971 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +128.3% |
| 1972 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -281.2% |
| 1974 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +42.3% |
| 1975 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 1976 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -41.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5646 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1978 | 1.63 % change on previous year | +188.4% |
| 1979 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -205.0% |
| 1980 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -852.5% |
| 1981 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -66.3% |
| 1982 | -2.87 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 1983 | 3.32 % change on previous year | -215.9% |
| 1984 | -3.56 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 1985 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -414.2% |
| 1986 | 5.8 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1987 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -188.9% |
| 1988 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -319.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7462 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1990 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -264.2% |
| 1991 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -294.4% |
| 1992 | 5.1 % change on previous year | +114.3% |
| 1993 | 5.6 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4251 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 1995 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +1101.8% |
| 1996 | 4.97 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 1997 | -3.08 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1998 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -249.7% |
| 1999 | 5.82 % change on previous year | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4255 % change on previous year | -92.7% |
| 2001 | 3 % change on previous year | +605.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 7.51 % change on previous year | +257.0% |
| 2004 | -0.9516 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2005 | 11.22 % change on previous year | -1278.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -60.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2008 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +216.3% |
| 2009 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 2010 | 5.51 % change on previous year | +181.6% |
| 2011 | -1.73 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2012 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 2013 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 4.89 % change on previous year | +75.7% |
| 2015 | -0.7012 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2016 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -483.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7789 % change on previous year | -71.0% |
| 2018 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +428.8% |
| 2019 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 2020 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +173.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5201 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 % change on previous year | +106.9% |
| 2023 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +156.6% |
| 2024 | -40.44 % change on previous year | -1564.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1564.9% | 2.76 % change on previous year | -40.44 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1278.9% | -0.9516 % change on previous year | 11.22 % change on previous year |
| 1966 | -1195.0% | -0.5938 % change on previous year | -7.69 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +1101.8% | 0.4251 % change on previous year | 5.11 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.13 % change on previous year | -7.69 % change on previous year | 14.4 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.9389 % change on previous year | -2.89 % change on previous year | 6.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.8 % change on previous year | -5.15 % change on previous year | 12.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.97 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | 5.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 % change on previous year | -0.9516 % change on previous year | 11.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -1.73 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.44 % change on previous year | -40.44 % change on previous year | 3.86 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 22 Niger 17.85 % change on previous year compare
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More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in IDA total was -40.44 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.44 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 926.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.