Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was -16.09 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at -16.09 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 987.5% on the previous year and down 701.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.44 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -16.09 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 10.69 % change on previous year | +392.9% |
| 1964 | 11.95 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 1965 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1966 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -180.2% |
| 1967 | 9.18 % change on previous year | +218.4% |
| 1968 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 1969 | 4.65 % change on previous year | -223.2% |
| 1970 | 10.49 % change on previous year | +125.7% |
| 1971 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -84.1% |
| 1972 | -6.07 % change on previous year | -464.6% |
| 1973 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -277.3% |
| 1974 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1975 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1976 | 8.4 % change on previous year | +186.8% |
| 1977 | -0.7691 % change on previous year | -109.2% |
| 1978 | -0.2779 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 1979 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +926.5% |
| 1980 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -301.4% |
| 1981 | 17.64 % change on previous year | +207.1% |
| 1982 | 2.04 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 1983 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -378.1% |
| 1984 | 6.28 % change on previous year | -211.0% |
| 1985 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 1986 | -4.44 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 1987 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -235.3% |
| 1988 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -162.2% |
| 1989 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1990 | -7.08 % change on previous year | +164.3% |
| 1991 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 1992 | 15.28 % change on previous year | +222.7% |
| 1993 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1994 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -320.0% |
| 1995 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1996 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 1997 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +222.1% |
| 1998 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 1999 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -282.6% |
| 2000 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 9.06 % change on previous year | +155.8% |
| 2002 | -8.42 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 2003 | 17.93 % change on previous year | -312.9% |
| 2004 | -0.9983 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2005 | -5.25 % change on previous year | +425.5% |
| 2006 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 2007 | 15.75 % change on previous year | +598.9% |
| 2008 | 3.82 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 2009 | -13.03 % change on previous year | -441.4% |
| 2010 | 18.22 % change on previous year | -239.8% |
| 2011 | -0.7306 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2012 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -822.6% |
| 2013 | 12.32 % change on previous year | +133.4% |
| 2014 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 % change on previous year | -62.9% |
| 2016 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -259.8% |
| 2017 | 18.44 % change on previous year | -1260.3% |
| 2018 | -7.86 % change on previous year | -142.6% |
| 2019 | 12.56 % change on previous year | -259.8% |
| 2020 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -82.9% |
| 2021 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -186.5% |
| 2022 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -332.2% |
| 2023 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2024 | -16.09 % change on previous year | -987.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.27 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year | 11.95 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.83 % change on previous year | -6.07 % change on previous year | 10.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -5.66 % change on previous year | 17.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -7.08 % change on previous year | 15.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 % change on previous year | -13.03 % change on previous year | 17.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.03 % change on previous year | -7.86 % change on previous year | 18.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.94 % change on previous year | -16.09 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 4 Moldova 80.72 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Spain 74.9 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Lesotho 73.55 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Sudan 61.62 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Norway 50.5 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 46.75 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Iraq 40.28 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was -16.09 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.44 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.09 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 701.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.