Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was -40.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-demographic dividend, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Pre-demographic dividend recorded -40.86 % change on previous year for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 436,479.0% on the previous year and down 443.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 28.29 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -40.86 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 1964 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -201.8% |
| 1965 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -20.4% |
| 1966 | -7.24 % change on previous year | -682.3% |
| 1967 | 14.8 % change on previous year | -304.4% |
| 1968 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 1969 | 10.24 % change on previous year | -538.7% |
| 1970 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 1971 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1972 | -0.0891 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
| 1973 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -3482.2% |
| 1974 | 12.04 % change on previous year | +299.4% |
| 1975 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1976 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -356.8% |
| 1977 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -213.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5512 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 1979 | -6.39 % change on previous year | -1258.8% |
| 1980 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -172.2% |
| 1981 | 6.35 % change on previous year | +37.6% |
| 1982 | -2.22 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2579 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1984 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -1742.9% |
| 1985 | 28.29 % change on previous year | -767.7% |
| 1986 | 5.63 % change on previous year | -80.1% |
| 1987 | -5.39 % change on previous year | -195.8% |
| 1988 | 17.36 % change on previous year | -422.0% |
| 1989 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1990 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -368.4% |
| 1992 | -0.5831 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1993 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -937.5% |
| 1994 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 1995 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +209.0% |
| 1996 | 3.58 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1997 | -5.98 % change on previous year | -267.0% |
| 1998 | 10.66 % change on previous year | -278.3% |
| 1999 | -3.09 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2000 | -8.46 % change on previous year | +173.7% |
| 2001 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2002 | 7.17 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2003 | 8.99 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2004 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -137.5% |
| 2005 | 12.95 % change on previous year | -483.8% |
| 2006 | 6.99 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1384 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 2008 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +2666.9% |
| 2009 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -207.2% |
| 2010 | 15.22 % change on previous year | -471.0% |
| 2011 | -7.7 % change on previous year | -150.6% |
| 2012 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -215.8% |
| 2013 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 2014 | 11.9 % change on previous year | +277.1% |
| 2015 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 2016 | 7.39 % change on previous year | -193.2% |
| 2017 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 2018 | 6.22 % change on previous year | -407.9% |
| 2019 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2020 | 6.83 % change on previous year | +272.8% |
| 2021 | -4.6 % change on previous year | -167.4% |
| 2022 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -198.9% |
| 2023 | -0.0094 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 2024 | -40.86 % change on previous year | +436479.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -436479.6% | -0.0094 % change on previous year | -40.86 % change on previous year |
| 1973 | +3482.2% | -0.0891 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +2666.9% | 0.1384 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | -1742.9% | 0.2579 % change on previous year | -4.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.78 % change on previous year | -7.24 % change on previous year | 14.8 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0811 % change on previous year | -6.39 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -5.39 % change on previous year | 28.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.05 % change on previous year | -5.98 % change on previous year | 10.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 % change on previous year | -8.46 % change on previous year | 12.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 % change on previous year | -7.92 % change on previous year | 15.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.82 % change on previous year | -40.86 % change on previous year | 6.83 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 20 Zambia 19.7 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Venezuela 19.31 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Niger 17.85 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Senegal 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Rwanda 15.22 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Afghanistan 15.04 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Belarus 14.77 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 321.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 283.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in Pre-demographic dividend was -40.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 28.29 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.86 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 443.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pre-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.