Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate was 0.369 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) is 0.369 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 93.4% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 19.97 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -12.49 % change on previous year, in 1965.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -1.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -624.7% |
| 1964 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1965 | -12.49 % change on previous year | -524.8% |
| 1966 | -0.9411 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1967 | 18.16 % change on previous year | -2029.4% |
| 1968 | 6.51 % change on previous year | -64.2% |
| 1969 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1970 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1971 | -2.07 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1972 | -3.52 % change on previous year | +70.5% |
| 1973 | 11.07 % change on previous year | -414.1% |
| 1974 | -9.4 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1975 | 17.69 % change on previous year | -288.2% |
| 1976 | -5 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 1977 | 12.8 % change on previous year | -355.9% |
| 1978 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -73.9% |
| 1979 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -406.6% |
| 1980 | 11.15 % change on previous year | -209.0% |
| 1981 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1982 | -6.56 % change on previous year | -252.8% |
| 1983 | 19.97 % change on previous year | -404.4% |
| 1984 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1985 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -214.5% |
| 1986 | -0.5257 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 1987 | -4.35 % change on previous year | +727.6% |
| 1988 | 15.33 % change on previous year | -452.4% |
| 1989 | 8.75 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1990 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1991 | -0.6377 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1992 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -733.3% |
| 1993 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -69.0% |
| 1994 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +171.1% |
| 1995 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -141.5% |
| 1996 | -1.42 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -665.4% |
| 1998 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 1999 | 9.41 % change on previous year | -925.9% |
| 2000 | 0.434 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 2001 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +377.2% |
| 2002 | -9.56 % change on previous year | -561.7% |
| 2003 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -194.0% |
| 2004 | -3.7 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 2005 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -227.4% |
| 2006 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -55.6% |
| 2007 | 5.96 % change on previous year | +184.7% |
| 2008 | 4.53 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2009 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -195.0% |
| 2010 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 2011 | 9.08 % change on previous year | +76.2% |
| 2012 | 0.197 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3073 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 % change on previous year | +566.8% |
| 2015 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -260.7% |
| 2016 | 4.06 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2017 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 4.23 % change on previous year | +69.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 2020 | 5.08 % change on previous year | +366.0% |
| 2021 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 2022 | -0.481 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2023 | 5.58 % change on previous year | -1260.2% |
| 2024 | 0.369 % change on previous year | -93.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +2029.4% | -0.9411 % change on previous year | 18.16 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1260.2% | -0.481 % change on previous year | 5.58 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.83 % change on previous year | -12.49 % change on previous year | 18.16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.99 % change on previous year | -10.23 % change on previous year | 17.69 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.82 % change on previous year | -6.56 % change on previous year | 19.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -2.11 % change on previous year | 9.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -9.56 % change on previous year | 8.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -3.29 % change on previous year | 9.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 % change on previous year | -0.481 % change on previous year | 5.58 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 421.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3704 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 0.369 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.97 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.49 % change on previous year in 1965.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.