Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America
North America: Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was -12.82 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America, 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 North America is -12.82 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 226.7% on the previous year and down 917.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America peaked at 40.16 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, -33.99 % change on previous year, in 1983.
That places North America 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.98 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1964 | -9.33 % change on previous year | -203.9% |
| 1965 | 13.93 % change on previous year | -249.3% |
| 1966 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1967 | 6.78 % change on previous year | +101.1% |
| 1968 | -0.5398 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -432.9% |
| 1970 | -10.69 % change on previous year | -695.0% |
| 1971 | 28.35 % change on previous year | -365.1% |
| 1972 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 1973 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -187.0% |
| 1974 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -448.5% |
| 1975 | 21.62 % change on previous year | -252.8% |
| 1976 | 5.77 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1977 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1978 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +88.4% |
| 1979 | 6.31 % change on previous year | +89.7% |
| 1980 | -8.07 % change on previous year | -228.0% |
| 1981 | 22.65 % change on previous year | -380.6% |
| 1982 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1983 | -33.99 % change on previous year | -2869.3% |
| 1984 | 40.16 % change on previous year | -218.2% |
| 1985 | 10.58 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1986 | -5.83 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
| 1987 | -10.79 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 1988 | -27.13 % change on previous year | +151.5% |
| 1989 | 37.31 % change on previous year | -237.5% |
| 1990 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1991 | -9.56 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 1992 | 20.59 % change on previous year | -315.3% |
| 1993 | -22.87 % change on previous year | -211.1% |
| 1994 | 29.61 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 1995 | -18.78 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1996 | 20.59 % change on previous year | -209.6% |
| 1997 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1998 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -279.6% |
| 1999 | -2.73 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2000 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 2001 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -690.4% |
| 2002 | -9.55 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 19.28 % change on previous year | -301.8% |
| 2004 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2005 | -5.09 % change on previous year | -147.8% |
| 2006 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +43.4% |
| 2007 | 19.7 % change on previous year | -369.7% |
| 2008 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2009 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -313.1% |
| 2010 | -4.51 % change on previous year | -308.1% |
| 2011 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2012 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +99.2% |
| 2013 | 22.74 % change on previous year | -482.0% |
| 2014 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2015 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +46.0% |
| 2016 | 15.85 % change on previous year | -961.3% |
| 2017 | -11.62 % change on previous year | -173.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2807 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2019 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -1250.2% |
| 2020 | 3.36 % change on previous year | -204.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1659 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2022 | -4.78 % change on previous year | +2783.5% |
| 2023 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -311.4% |
| 2024 | -12.82 % change on previous year | -226.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -2869.3% | 1.23 % change on previous year | -33.99 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | -2783.5% | -0.1659 % change on previous year | -4.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.91 % change on previous year | -9.33 % change on previous year | 13.93 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.17 % change on previous year | -14.15 % change on previous year | 28.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.61 % change on previous year | -33.99 % change on previous year | 40.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.96 % change on previous year | -22.87 % change on previous year | 29.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -9.55 % change on previous year | 19.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7476 % change on previous year | -11.62 % change on previous year | 22.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8575 % change on previous year | -12.82 % change on previous year | 10.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in North America was -12.82 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 40.16 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.99 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does North America rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- North America ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 917.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.