Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1942 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend is 0.1942 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.2726 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1942 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2097 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.212 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2171 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.2191 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1965 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1957 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2167 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2178 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2215 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2265 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2259 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2128 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2173 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2107 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2288 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2225 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2288 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2351 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2159 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2291 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2448 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2278 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2384 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2349 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2362 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2331 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2203 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2339 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2353 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2345 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2296 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2342 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2376 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2363 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2309 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2357 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2378 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2354 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2391 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.242 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2389 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2266 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2383 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2358 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2431 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2417 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2484 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2477 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2423 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2509 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2555 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2532 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2568 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2578 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2514 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2568 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2645 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2606 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2644 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2699 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2726 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2683 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2706 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1942 metric tons per person | -28.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-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 | -28.2% | 0.2706 metric tons per person | 0.1942 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2118 metric tons per person | 0.1957 metric tons per person | 0.2215 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2224 metric tons per person | 0.2107 metric tons per person | 0.2351 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2334 metric tons per person | 0.2203 metric tons per person | 0.2448 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2351 metric tons per person | 0.2296 metric tons per person | 0.2391 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2405 metric tons per person | 0.2266 metric tons per person | 0.2484 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2572 metric tons per person | 0.2509 metric tons per person | 0.2645 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2551 metric tons per person | 0.1942 metric tons per person | 0.2726 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 13 Uruguay 1.22 metric tons per person compare
- 14 Guyana 1.21 metric tons per person compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 1.19 metric tons per person compare
- 16 Romania 1.09 metric tons per person compare
- 17 Paraguay 1 metric tons per person compare
- 18 Poland 0.959 metric tons per person compare
- 19 Russia 0.9505 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5233 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Early-demographic dividend was 0.1942 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2726 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1942 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.